Copyright protection body FACT and Crimestoppers have teamed up to launch a new antipiracy campaign across Ireland.

New Zealand is to extradite internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, to the United States for prosecution.

La Liga, the Spanish sports association, reports that it has obtained more than a thousand convictions against hotels, bars and restaurants that have engaged in football piracy.

A 41-year-old man has been given a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to charges of promoting and selling unlicensed access to premium movies and sport.

A man (64) from Horní Bříza in the Pilsen region lost two and a half million crowns. The Plzeň-North District Court sentenced him to four years' probation.

Two men who operated a business that sold unlicensed subscriptions to pay-TV sports channels have been given a 20-month suspended prison sentence.

A 35-year-old man faces up to eight years in prison for apparently downloading 1 408 films and making them freely available for distribution. He caused nearly CZK 60 million in damages to copyright owners.

A man from London who made £247,552 by illegally streaming sports and movie channels, as well as other premium television content, has been sentenced.

Police in Svidník, Slovakia, is prosecuting a copyright infringement case in which an illegal uploader posted thousands of films on the web.

A man from Manchester has received a 22-month suspended sentence after an eight-year investigation into the advertising and sale of unauthorised TV decoders.

FACT scores another success in the fight against illegal content distribution: a man who sold streaming sticks capable of receiving pirated Premier League matches has been jailed for two and a half years.

According to the prosecution a Dutch pirate streaming service allowed customers to watch unlimited films and series for €10 a month.