LionDen
03-19-2015, 12:53 AM
The BBC has a story today about the arrest of a 55 year old man from Coalville, Leicestershire in the UK who is accused of uploading over 3.2 terabytes of WWE and UFC copyrighted video. The story quoted Jim Langham, WWE Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel as saying, "WWE is extremely thankful for PIPCU's attention to this matter." The piece also correctly points out that stealing content is not a victimless crime as we have stated on the site many times.
Man arrested over pirating of 3,000 WWE wrestling bouts
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A man's been arrested on suspicion of illegally uploading more than three thousand fighting and wrestling videos.
It is estimated the content from the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) had two million downloads and was shared thousands of times.
This is thought to be one of the largest crimes of its kind, costing the industry millions of pounds.
The 55-year-old was arrested at his home in Coalville in Leicestershire.
Officers from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) seized several computers and searched the man's home before taking him away for questioning.
He's suspected of uploading more than 3.2 terabytes of data.
"This is not a victimless crime."
DCI Danny Medlycott, Head of PIPCU, said: "Today's operation serves as a clear warning to anyone thinking of uploading copyrighted material to pirate sites. This is not a victimless crime as copyright infringement is costing our creative industries hundreds of millions of pounds.
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"Our team is dedicated to combating criminals ripping off other's intellectual property and so those who are thinking of taking this path should think twice, as it might result in a knock on the door from our officers."
"WWE is extremely thankful"
Jim Langham, WWE Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel said: "WWE is extremely thankful for PIPCU's attention to this matter."
The UFC have also commented; their Chief Legal Officer Kirk Hendrick said: "The UFC organization hopes this investigation and arrest by PIPCU will result in a significant decrease in the illegal online distribution of our intellectual property and broadcasts."
You can read the original article by clicking here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31940270).
Man arrested over pirating of 3,000 WWE wrestling bouts
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/media/images/81730000/jpg/_81730808_wrestlingpic.jpg
A man's been arrested on suspicion of illegally uploading more than three thousand fighting and wrestling videos.
It is estimated the content from the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) had two million downloads and was shared thousands of times.
This is thought to be one of the largest crimes of its kind, costing the industry millions of pounds.
The 55-year-old was arrested at his home in Coalville in Leicestershire.
Officers from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) seized several computers and searched the man's home before taking him away for questioning.
He's suspected of uploading more than 3.2 terabytes of data.
"This is not a victimless crime."
DCI Danny Medlycott, Head of PIPCU, said: "Today's operation serves as a clear warning to anyone thinking of uploading copyrighted material to pirate sites. This is not a victimless crime as copyright infringement is costing our creative industries hundreds of millions of pounds.
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/625/media/images/81730000/jpg/_81730812_laptop.jpg
"Our team is dedicated to combating criminals ripping off other's intellectual property and so those who are thinking of taking this path should think twice, as it might result in a knock on the door from our officers."
"WWE is extremely thankful"
Jim Langham, WWE Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel said: "WWE is extremely thankful for PIPCU's attention to this matter."
The UFC have also commented; their Chief Legal Officer Kirk Hendrick said: "The UFC organization hopes this investigation and arrest by PIPCU will result in a significant decrease in the illegal online distribution of our intellectual property and broadcasts."
You can read the original article by clicking here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31940270).