The UK's Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has received £3.2m in funding from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to secure its operations until 2019.
The unit, which is based within the Economic Crime Directorate of the City of London Police, was established in 2013 to tackle copyright infringement – including counterfeiting and online piracy.
Since its launch, it has shut down a number of illegal torrent sites, diverted more than 10 million illegal music and film sites, seized online domains, closed down unlicensed streaming services and disrupted advertising revenue for any sites that encourage piracy.
It has also worked closely with PRS for Music’s Anti-Piracy Unit on several initiatives, including a recent case which culminated in a 12-month prison sentence for a Liverpool man pleading guilty to large scale online music piracy.
The unit, which is based within the Economic Crime Directorate of the City of London Police, was established in 2013 to tackle copyright infringement – including counterfeiting and online piracy.
Since its launch, it has shut down a number of illegal torrent sites, diverted more than 10 million illegal music and film sites, seized online domains, closed down unlicensed streaming services and disrupted advertising revenue for any sites that encourage piracy.
It has also worked closely with PRS for Music’s Anti-Piracy Unit on several initiatives, including a recent case which culminated in a 12-month prison sentence for a Liverpool man pleading guilty to large scale online music piracy.
