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UK pirates face intellectual property crackdown Criminals making money from copyright theft are facing a crackdown in the UK

20 сентября, 2013

The City of London Police launched a unit on Friday dedicated to pursuing serious intellectual property crime.

Detectives arrested two men suspected of importing £40,000 worth of counterfeit DVD boxsets in Birmingham on Friday morning.

Police will liaise with international agencies to tackle digital copyright infringement in the physical production and sale of counterfeit goods.

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (Pipcu) will receive £2.56m funding over two years from the UK government body the Intellectual Property Office.

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