A SKY Sports customer who illegally streamed live sport online has been ordered to pay £16,000.
Yusuf Mohammed, from Bristol, was told he will also have to pay damages to the broadcaster over his part in running a 'well-known' illegal streaming site.

He has been ordered to hand over details of money he was paid and others he worked with on the site following a judgement at the High Court.

The civil action was brought by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) which works on behalf of members including film distributors and sports broadcasters.

Kieron Sharp, CEO of FACT, said:

"This is the latest action taken in the ongoing crackdown on illegal digital piracy.

"It should now be crystal clear to anyone thinking of pirating or watching a pirated stream that this is not a grey area and that it is illegal.

"This should serve as a warning to others – whether it’s a copyright infringing website, a ‘fully loaded’ streaming device or an illegal stream on social media, it is still piracy and breaking the law."

The case comes just a week after an unnamed person was forced to apologise to Sky in an out-of-court settlement over a stream of Anthony Joshua's fight with Wladimir Klitschko which was viewed by 600,000 people.

Last month, a TV dealer who who flogged Kodi boxes so customers could watch Premier League football without a subscription was given a suspended prison sentence.

Set top boxes - known as Kodi or Android boxes - can allow users to stream subscription content like Premier League football and blockbuster films free of charge.

But authorities have cracked down on them - with the Premier League being granted an injunction to block streams of live games.

The Kodi Foundation recently described those streaming illegally as “self-entitled and whiny”.
It says Kodi has been hijacked by “criminals” who manipulate it to watch copyright material.

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