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The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has announced that SMI Telecoms, a provider of sector-leading software, consultancy and technology-enabled outsourcing, has become its latest member. In joining FAST, SMI Telecoms will help to support its efforts to drive the pro-Intellectual Property (IP) agenda.

Access to legal advice, IP valuation and Escrow services form heart of new membership programme

OptiRisk Systems, a technology leader in optimisation and risk analytics, has become the latest member of the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST). Working with FAST, OptiRisk will be looking towards FAST to protect its Intellectual Property (IP) and clamp down on licence infringement....

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Trading Standards campaign to highlight damaging impact of software theft on wider economy

City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit to gain an additional £3 million in funding

The Federation Against Software Theft has welcomed new measures that will modernise the intellectual property (IP) framework that come into force today.

IT life cycle management specialist becomes latest member of industry body

The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has today announced that DeskCenter Solutions, an international software vendor...

Meeting of software legal experts help in Westminster discusses key changes in the IP landscape

FLAG, the Federation Against Software Theft’s (FAST) Legal Advisory Group, held its second meeting of 2014 last night to examine and debate the latest movements in the Intellectual...

But 40% of young Brits are still downloading illegal content and a quarter state that nothing will deter them

A combined strategy of technology, IP appreciation and ultimately enforcement, are beginning to have an impact on attitudes to software piracy amongst the under 35’s. This...