A city man who admitted manufacturing counterfeit DVDs was sentenced to 240 hours community work by Peterborough Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 23 July 2009).
Noel Watling (39) of Clarence Road, Peterborough, was arrested in a joint operation between Peterborough Trading Standards and Cambridgeshire Police in August 2007. Officers raided a house in Bretton and seized more than 5,000 counterfeit DVDs, 20,000 blank DVDs and specialist copying equipment worth an estimated £15,000.
Watling pleaded guilty to 14 charges under the Trade Marks Act 1994, when he appeared before Peterborough Crown Court in June. He admitted manufacturing counterfeit DVD?s for a period of 12 months; and that his equipment had been specifically adapted to enable copying.
On Thursday, he was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court to 240 hours unpaid work in the community, a 51-week suspended sentence for two years in relation to each offence, and will be subject to an 18-month supervision order.
Additionally, the court made an order forfeiting all items seized and also a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for £41,500. This figure represents the benefit obtained from Watling's criminal enterprise. However, the financial investigation did not recover any assets from which this could be paid.
Jo Russell, Peterborough City Council's head of business regulation, said: "This operation is a great example of teamwork by Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire Constabulary. We will continue to work with our enforcement partners to make sure that we stamp out these illegal 'businesses' within Peterborough.
"People should be aware that in purchasing a pirate DVD they are helping to fund criminal organisations and are also affecting the livelihoods of local retailers and their employees. This investigation has halted a counterfeiting enterprise worth thousands of pounds and we hope this sends out a clear warning to anyone else who thinks breaking the law is acceptable."
Residents who have information on counterfeiting activity within Peterborough can call Consumer Direct on 08454 040506. Alternatively, they can pass on details by emailing trading.standards@peterborough.gov.uk
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i went to sat after starview and never looked back.for the same price of a cable box you get 12 months viewing more channels more hd channels and a better all round reliable service than ripoff starview!!!!
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The kiddys name is on that forum only because the name is known nothing more it could have been anyone name but that name is know around the forum and people trusted this, SNEDZ is using this user name to post on the forum, then if he is on the chat forum he will use his own name so as to not make it obvious.
FOLKS MOVE ON THERE IS ANOTHER CABLE BOX OUT THERE YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY ANY SUBS FOR, YOU WILL GET THE SAME CHANNELS AS ON THE OTHER BOX, IF YOU CAN GO SAT GO THAT WAY BUT KEEP AWAY FROM THE STARVIEW BOXES.
