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Metropolitan Police Film Piracy Unit

Crimestoppers Report piracy
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“It's illegal, it's criminal, it's nasty and it's horrible,

and it's right that we crack down on it.”

Minister for Intellectual Property David Lammy

Latest News

 

23 December 2008

COUNTERFEITER PAYS TWICE

A South Gloucestershire man has been made to pay back nearly £6,000 and £4833 in prosecution costs. This is in addition to a 6 month suspended sentence and 150 hours of community service.
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17 December 2008

KEEP YOUR DVDs FAKE FREE THIS CHRISTMAS

A raid by Lewisham Council, to counter the sale of counterfeit DVDs, has netted an estimated 30,000 fake DVDs.

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03 December 2008

FACT INVOLVED IN FAKE FREE PILOT

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has been involved in piloting an innovative anti-piracy campaign that aims to make London a fake free zone by the Olympics in 2012.   The campaign was formally announced on December 3rd and is being led by the MPA and UK Film Council with support from FACT, UK Intellectual Property Office, London Councils, London Trading Standards Association and the Metropolitan Police.  It will be the largest ever collaboration on anti-piracy in the UK.

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Piracy and other crimes
FACT continually gathers evidence to prove that film piracy is linked to other criminal activities, from benefit fraud to violence. Film piracy is also increasingly linked to organised criminal networks.

The Case Studies in the Media Centre of this site list a range of these crimes by region and crime type.

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Media Centre
FACT plays a key role in creating awareness of the dangers associated with DVD piracy and the growing threat from online piracy. In the Media Centre you will find FACT’s Press Releases, key statistics, case studies and recent FACT communications pieces.

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