Internet's 'biggest WWE pirate' arrested in Leicestershire

A man believed to be one of the internet's biggest illegal uploaders of WWE and UFC material has been RKOD in a dawn raid by police in Leicestershire.

The unnamed 55-year-old, from Coalville, was arrested on suspicion of illegally uploading thousands of videos to "pirate" websites - costing the sports' rights holders millions of pounds in lost revenue.

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Officers specialising in intellectual property crimes from the City of London Police conducted the sting and seized several computers from the man's home.

He is accused of uploading 3.2 terabytes (3,200 gigabytes) of copyrighted content, the equivalent of 3,000 videos, which have been downloaded two million times.

Detective Chief Inspector Danny Medlycott said: "Our team is dedicated to combating criminals ripping off other's intellectual property and so those who are thinking of taking this path should think twice, as it might result in a knock on the door from our officers."

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