Illegal sports streaming site head nabbed by police in Manchester
The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) on Monday morning arrested a man in Manchester on suspicion of leading multiple illegal live sports streaming websites.
The 27-year-old man, unnamed by police, is accused with being the head of peer to peer sports streaming sites – a service which often sees UK broadcasters’ sports feeds pirated for free on the internet.
Websites, such as the one the accused is suspected of running, allegedly costs the UK TV industry an estimated £10m annually.
The man was arrested at his home in North West of Manchester by the City of London Police’s specialist IP address-tracking unit. Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
