The FACT has arrested 4 people in the UK involved in the illegal distribution of copyrighted content. CEO warns of more arrests.
UK authorities have turned their attention to the growing problem of online piracy. As a result, several investigations have been conducted that led to 4 arrests this month alone.
Arrest #1
One of the latest arrests happened in Nottingham when a 42-year-old man was taken into custody for allegedly providing illegal streams of Sky television content.
Arrest #2
Last week, a 40-year-old man by the name of Michael Hornung was arrested from Greater Manchester and sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for the promotion and sale of special set-top boxes that gave viewers access to pirated streaming content.
Arrest #3
Another 52-year-old man was also under arrest in Stockton-on-Tees. He was allegedly involved in a separate illegal streaming operation which was first investigated by the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Arrest #4
Similarly, earlier this month a 41-year-old man from Liverpool was given a two-year suspended sentence by the Merseyside Police Cyber Crime Unit after he pleaded guilty to charges of promoting and selling illegally modified Amazon Fire Sticks.
