Tag Archives: City of London Police

UKGC issues guidance on copyright duties

Sarah Garnder: UKGC consultation conclusions due this summer

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has urged licensed operators to register their subsidiaries with the City of London Police’s ‘Infringing Website List’ (IWL) to safeguard the UK’s digital laws on intellectual property rights and copyright infringement. The IWL is an online portal operated by London Police’s ‘Intellectual Property Crime Unit’ (PIPCU), which maintains an up-to-date list of websites that infringe …

Read More »

UKGC joint operation with PIPCU sees mass reduction in industry illegal adverts

SBC News UKGC joint operation with PIPCU sees mass reduction in industry illegal adverts

Updating the market, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has revealed that through its joint operation with the City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) there has been an 87% decline in gambling adverts served through illegal websites. The joint operation was set up 12 months ago, in order to further protect media owners against copyright infringement. The partnership …

Read More »