Man sentenced over bootleg DVDs

A MAN who was caught with almost 5,000 counterfeit DVDs at his Huddersfield home has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Mar 2011, 11:55 BST

Police discovered almost 2,500 copied discs during a search of 28-year-old Raza Husnain’s house in Percy Street, Fartown, back in March 2009. When another search was carried out at the property eight months later, a similar amount of bootleg DVDs was discovered.

It was estimated by the Federation Against Copyright Theft that the sale of each bootleg disc cost the entertainment industry £7 – or £35,000 in total. Husnain yesterday pleaded guilty to four sample charges relating to the unauthorised use of trademarks belonging to Disney, MGM and Warner Brothers.

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He also admitted a charge of possessing articles for making copies of trademarks relating to the two DVD burners, a quantity of ink cartridges, a printer and a number of blank sleeves.

Sentencing Husnain, Judge John Potter said he took a serious view of the matters - especially as Husnain committed further offences while on bail. Husnain will have to do 150 hours unpaid work and pay prosecution costs of £2,789.

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