A major crackdown in counterfeit DVDs has begun, following a successful campaign around London.
The raids in the capital have, according to Sky News, resulted in 39 arrests and the seizure of around 90,000 discs – 60,000 of the DVDs were found in just one property.
One room in the house was filled entirely with hardcore pornography – a dream from some, but a nightmare for legitimate distributors.
Big business
The police initiative is being backed up by some movie heavyweights. These include: the UK film industry, the Intellectual Property Office, London councils, London Trading Standards Association and the Metropolitan Police.
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact) has also been helping the police with the campaign.
DVD piracy is big business in the UK, with around £200 million in revenue lining the pockets of criminals, resulting in £500 million in lost sales for the film companies.
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avi
January 24th
3. I'm inclined to think that DVD porno pirates are probably taking lots of trouble to remain undiscovered, not only from FACT but from the IR and a few others as well. Therefore I would expect accurate predictions of how much piracy takes place would be extremely hard to come by.
Unless supported by meaningful data, these tiresome little news items come across only as cynical attempts by manufacturers to scare people and discourage them from copying or downloading.
Who cares!!!
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mpeskett
December 5th 2008
2. People are still able to make money by _selling_ pirated media?
There must be a lot of people who haven't caught onto this whole "internet" thing.
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dervheid
December 4th 2008
1. DVD Piracy Crackdown?
Must be nearly Xmas then.
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