Matrix Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 The City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has been presented with the Intellectual Property Champions Award for Excellence in Enforcement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center. The award, handed for the first time this year to an international player, is in recognition for the unit's work in anti-piracy enforcement. First announced in the summer of 2013, the City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) said it had a mission to tackle IP crime wherever it may take place. With a special focus on online infringement, PIPCU has always been closely in step with the music, movie, and publishing industries and it didn’t take long for its presence to be felt. Even before its official launch in December 2013, PIPCU began writing letters to torrent and streaming sites, advising them to shut down – or else. But that was just the beginning. Over the past five years the unit has publicised various actions against alleged infringers including streaming arrests, attempted domain seizures, torrent site closures and advertising disruptions. PIPCU also shut down several sports streaming and ebook sites plus a large number of proxies. Now, however, with its fifth official birthday looming, PIPCU has received prestigious recognition from overseas. During the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center’s (GIPC) 6th annual IP Champions event in Washington, PIPCU was among 11 “innovators and creators” to be honored for their contribution to the intellectual property arena. Two key players from PIPCU were handed the IP Champion for Excellence in Enforcement award. Detective Chief Superintendent Pete O’Doherty, the head of the City of London Police’s Economic Crime Directorate, was recognized for his leadership at PIPCU which has “successfully swept millions of pounds’ worth of counterfeit goods off the streets.” Nick Court, PIPCU’s Acting Detective Chief Inspector, was credited for combating illegal online streaming and other digital piracy, while suspended 30,000 websites linked to the sale of counterfeit goods. The GIPC award is notable in itself but PIPCU will be particularly pleased that this is the first year that the award has been handed to an international law enforcement body outside the United States. “This is a significant achievement for the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) which has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2013,” said Detective Chief Superintendent Pete O’Doherty. “The dedication of the officers in this unit is a credit to the force and it is an honor to have that recognized as the first recipient of this award within the international law enforcement community.” Dr. Ros Lynch, Director of Copyright and Enforcement at the Intellectual Property Office, congratulated PIPCU on their achievement. “I’m delighted to hear that PIPCU has won the Excellence in Enforcement award. To be the first international law enforcement body to win this award is a huge achievement,” Lynch said. “I’d like to congratulate and thank PIPCU’s officers for helping to protect UK industries and the public from counterfeit goods.” While PIPCU was initially very aggressive against torrent and streaming platforms, it later became involved in a number of cases against people selling streaming devices containing modified Kodi setups, free illegal streaming apps, and premium illicit IPTV subscriptions. It has been quieter on this front lately but the unit certainly hasn’t gone away. Last August, the Intellectual Property Office confirmed that PIPCU had received £3.32m in additional government funding, safeguarding the unit until June 30, 2019. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 So a American lobbying group that gives the PIPCU most of there money gave them a award and a big check because the United States Chamber of Commerce's money is no good at home because USA dont have police that really fight against piracy they have to hire lawyers and anti-piracy trolls and try to win in Court witch is most of the time is and epic fail because many anti-piracy trolls break the law. Lol London don't even have enough money to fund there own anti-piracy police so American lobbying groups pay for it, they sold there soul to Hollywood to keep there jobs . They should be proud to Win a award from a group who members are big oil and American telecoms who own most of Hollywood .they taking money from AT&T and Comcast. This same group was the ones who had Net Neutrality shot down in the USA for contributing to congress members campaigns . They tried to kill it before it even was such thing and got it replied as soon as they had a congress in that were on there side. The Chamber of Commerce’s Agenda: Killing Net Neutrality and Censoring the Internet May 25, 2011 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-segal/the-chamber-of-commerces-_b_774518.html Myth v. Fact: What’s the Truth about Net Neutrality? May 07, 2018 https://www.uschamber.com/series/above-the-fold/myth-v-fact-what-s-the-truth-about-net-neutrality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I've met some of the 'blokes' in the PIPCU. They are very intelligent and professional and take their jobs seriously. And they are nice guys except when they castigate my Scottish ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, straycat19 said: I've met some of the 'blokes' in the PIPCU. They are very intelligent and professional and take their jobs seriously. And they are nice guys except when they castigate my Scottish ancestry. While the same group that funds them are busy trying to get California net neutrality killed. https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/29/17792946/net-neutrality-robocalls-california-sb822 You seem to be for anti piracy but against anti-net neutrality but the Chamber of Commerce is for both. Quote The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is a business-oriented American lobbying group. It is not an agency of the United States government. Politically, the Chamber usually supports Republican political candidates, though it has occasionally supported conservative Democrats. The Chamber is the largest lobbying group in the U.S., spending more money than any other lobbying organization on a yearly basis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chamber_of_Commerce Meet the Internet's Friend, Ajit Pai | U.S. Chamber of Commerce https://www.uschamber.com/series/above-the-fold/meet-the-internet-s-friend-ajit-pai FCC chairman Ajit Pai said that California’s newly passed net neutrality bill is “egregious,” “radical, anti-consumer,” and “illegal”... https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/17/17871946/fcc-ajit-pai-california-net-neutrality-law-illegal No wonder the internet is going the way of the Dodo Bird the American telecoms control people at homes internet speed they the same companies who own the networks and some big movie studios they make big money off countries like the UK having to pay to watch American TV, so they pay the UK big money to be harsh on piracy . Many shows were we can watch by buying a outside antenna they sell to people overseas. See the Government already controls phone lines , phone frequencies , Cable and Satellite the internet is the only thing American telecoms still have full control over witch they lost once and got it back. They control the UKs too by funding the anti piracy police. The state of California is always breaking the Federal Law with serval things , Weed , Immigration and now the internet. With weed even if it's legal in some states employers can still give people drug test and refuse them work because theirs a federal law says they can't smoke it. Its not really legal tell the feds say it is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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