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22 November 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

Sparks Group member pleads guilty to copyright infringement

A British citizen has admitted his involvement in the Sparks Group, an international piracy ring that illegally distributed films and television shows online, in a US district court.

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Europol and 19 countries dismantle international piracy group
27 August 2020   The ‘Sparks Group’, allegedly one of the biggest online piracy networks in the world, has been taken down in a coordinated action between US authorities and their counterparts in 18 countries around the world, with Europol and Eurojust support.


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