The Federation Against Software TheftYork House
18 York Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1SF
UK
[t] +44 1628 622121
[f] +44 1628 760338
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Originally set up in the early 1980’s by the British Computer Society, the remit of FAST was t o lobby parliament for changes to the outdated copyright legislation to make it more applicable to software publishers.Having succeeded in that aim, the purpose of the federation is now to assist users in copyright compliance, provide expertise in licensing and enforce software copyright legislation. The Federation is happy to assist companies who are unsure of their compliance levels or to advise them on becoming compliant. The Federation has also issued a standard (FSSC1-2004) on software compliance Read more Federation Against Software Theft news below: |
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The Pirate Bay illegal file sharing site remains operational despite convictions in Sweden of Intellectual Property theft for its members due to lengthy appeal considerations according to the Federation Against Software Theft |
19 August 2010 |
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Annual Government report on intellectual property theft demonstrates the extent of the crime with millions of items having been seized by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs during the last year. |
05 August 2010 |
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Trading standards offices in the UK are embarking on an education and awareness campaign with the help of FAST for targeting local businesses in an attempt to reduce the instances of illegal software usage |
02 August 2010 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft has taken its anti software piracy campaign to the internet on behalf of Primal Pictures |
29 July 2010 |
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Working on evidence provided by FAST, the Trading Standards organisation in the Welsh city of Swansea have conducted a raid on a local man selling pirate software using online classified websites |
16 July 2010 |
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Corporate software copyright offences targeted in raid in Welsh city after trading standards authorities receive tip-off about the illegal use of software |
15 July 2010 |
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Enabling communications to download film materials illegally judged in UK court to be an infringement of copyright laws in landmark legal case brought by 20th Century Fox |
08 June 2010 |
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FAST has conducted a seminar in the UK for business leaders to acquaint them with the latest tools and best practices in combating malware and dealing with the issue of social networking in the workplace |
26 May 2010 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft welcomes the continuation of Government support for the UK’s Digital Economy Act and the positive effect this will have on fighting software piracy |
25 May 2010 |
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The Cabinet War Rooms in London is the venue for a morning seminar being run by the Federation Against Software Theft for participants to gain guidance on preventing both internal and external attacks |
21 May 2010 |
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Industry code of practice may allay fears of Cloud Computing adoption within industry |
21 May 2010 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft has taken the E-mail Security Service from Webroot to protect the communication environment for its staff and reduce the incidence of e-mail borne threats |
07 May 2010 |
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Esker has won a claim against a UK healthcare trust with the help of the Federation Against Software Theft for under-licensing terminal emulation software |
06 May 2010 |
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FAST IiS hails success of recent conference held to discuss software asset management, compliance and the effective management of software licences |
30 April 2010 |
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With the latest UK information legislation passed on the third reading by the House of Lords, the Federation Against Software Theft is now urging the commons to turn the bill into law at the first opportunity |
19 March 2010 |
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With the vast majority of UK businesses failing to use software asset management tools to manage their licensing, the Federation Against Software Theft is warning of compliance problems resulting from poor asset awareness |
12 March 2010 |
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Bringing together professionals and users of licence management procedures and practices, the Software Management and Licensing Conference to be held in Reading during April seeks to make further progress in licence management |
19 February 2010 |
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With concerns over Cloud Security remaining the largest detractor to it’s implementation, the Cloud Industry Forum is calling on service providers to demonstrate their adoption of good practices in order to re-assure the user community |
27 January 2010 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft has made a statement to clear the confusion surrounding the organisation and the similarly named FAST Ltd which offers licence management consultancy |
25 January 2010 |
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Copyright law is being discussed in the law-making bodies of the UK Government with contention having arisen over the controversial clause 17 designed to enable the bill to be amended at the same pace as the technology it is protecting, a principal supported by the Federation Against Software Theft |
19 January 2010 |
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With ScanSafe research indicating large growth in the use of employee workstations for the illegal downloading of software and other materials, The Federation Against Software Theft is advising companies that they face prosecution for allowing this to take place on work premises |
18 January 2010 |
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FLAG Digital Group at the Federation Against Software Theft has been created to focus on the legal issues surrounding digital rights and software licensing |
08 January 2010 |
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FAST’s Cloud Industry Forum has commenced its activities on a code of conduct for the industry to assist users in understanding what to expect from cloud computing providers |
18 December 2009 |
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The Cloud Industry Forum supports the prediction made by IDC that the expansion of cloud computing during 2010 will increase at a rapid rate |
17 December 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft comments on the recent BCS finding that a mere 20% of citizens in the UK have any idea about how to protect their online data despite the proliferation of on-line shopping and the popularity of social networking in the country |
14 December 2009 |
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The UK Software Management and Licensing Conference will take place in Reading in April for providing guidance on licence management |
10 December 2009 |
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With the UK’s anti-piracy law about to come into effect, European Union legislation vote looks set to founder it whilst still in dock |
01 December 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft applauds the move by the British Government to bring tougher actions against illegal file sharing activities |
19 November 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft expresses concern over the re-allocation of funding originally destined for Trading Standards in support of copyright protection |
06 November 2009 |
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The Cloud Industry Forum has been created as part of the Federation Against Software Theft for standardizing codes of conduct in the software as a service industry |
05 November 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft highlights the contradictory messages coming from the Government regarding intellectual property infringements |
02 November 2009 |
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The Software Industry Research Board has made a free tool available for download which calculates return on investment for Software Asset Management |
23 October 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft gains three new board members to strengthen the legal expertise on its team |
21 October 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft is supporting a conference being held in London this week to raise awareness of open source licensing |
16 September 2009 |
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UK Government plans for cutting bandwidth for persistent illegal file sharing offenders seen as a positive step by the Federation Against Software Theft |
27 August 2009 |
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FAST IiS research indicates that those who download illegal files from sharing sites are undeterred by official warnings not to do so |
15 June 2009 |
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Report from advisory group details industry losses of £12 billion per year through illegal digital content downloads |
12 June 2009 |
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Trading Standards and FAST continue to work together in Wales to combat the use of unlicensed software in business premises with the second phase of inspections complete and more to follow |
13 March 2009 |
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Licensing, pay per view and software distribution methods suggested as alternative approach for entertainment industry to adopt in effort to reduce piracy as an alternative to broadband tax which punishes the many for the crimes of the few |
12 February 2009 |
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The rise in popularity of SaaS models have given rise to a number of myths and inaccuracies to be addressed at conference on the subject in March |
05 February 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft combines with ManageSoft to offer advice to companies undergoing merger to avoid legal problems with software licensing. |
05 February 2009 |
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Interim Digital Britain Report precipitates further consultation delaying the full implementation of legislation against illicit file sharing |
05 February 2009 |
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IPO report shows extent of intellectual property infringement problem with as many as 20% of company managers displaying poor control over software inventories |
05 January 2009 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft has begun its campaign with the Trading Standards Agency to perform forensic audits of companies in South Wales in relation to software licensing |
12 December 2008 |
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FAST is calling for harsher sanctions against copyright thieves as recommended in the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property |
18 November 2008 |
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The Federation against software theft believes that the recent US legislation into intelligent property protection is a model which other countries could follow |
16 October 2008 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft’s corporate services division is holding two seminars aimed at assisting corporate managers in achieving licence compliance. |
06 October 2008 |
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Federation Against Software Theft instigation of changes in copyright powers leads to first software raid under section 107A of the copyright, designs and patents act |
18 September 2008 |
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FAST and IiS join forces to strengthen their presence in combating software licensing fraud |
02 September 2008 |
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Letters from ISPs to users warning them of illegal file sharing activities is only the first step in preventing copyright infringements explains the Federation Against Software Theft |
31 July 2008 |
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FAST survey reveals that the majority of directors were more likely to consider allowing licenses to lapse during difficult financial periods |
14 July 2008 |
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By joining Trading Standards Officers, the Federation against Software Theft is embarking on an awareness campaign aimed at Welsh businesses |
14 July 2008 |
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In partnership with Microsoft, FAST consultancy can now deliver organisational license reviews for Microsoft product range to ensure software asset compliance |
09 July 2008 |
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Arxan Technologies joins the Federation Against Software Theft as it drives into the European market with its anti-tampering products |
08 July 2008 |
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FAST backs working with online auctions to prevent the elicit sale of counterfeit software which costs jobs for smaller software houses |
02 July 2008 |
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FAST sets up industry initiative to simplify the task of end users in ensuring compliance to software license management |
19 May 2008 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft re-inforces its demands for self regulation in the internet service provision industry by taking more responsibility for acting against users breaking copyright laws. |
18 April 2008 |
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Proposal to ban file sharing software pirates from the internet has been rejected in the European Parliament as being in conflict with civil liberties. |
14 April 2008 |
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Survey into digital entertainment highlights behaviour of illegal downloaders, many of whom don’t consider current regulatory measures as being a challenge. |
04 April 2008 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft is targeting the illegal sale of bootleg software on auction sites and taking action on behalf of its members. |
27 March 2008 |
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Japan’s major Internet Service Providers are joining forces in an anti-piracy alliance to terminate the contracts of users who are repeatedly engaging in piracy. |
20 March 2008 |
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General Counsel at the Federation Against Software Theft to lead the campaign for intellectual property rights in the UK. |
29 February 2008 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft welcomes action by the British Government to introduce new legislation to clamp down on the theft of intellectual property. |
22 February 2008 |
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80% pirate software use in China drops as government clamps down on organisations which use unlicensed products. |
21 February 2008 |
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Having a standard kite mark set of terms and conditions for software licenses considered by the Federation Against Software Theft as a considerable step forward. |
21 February 2008 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft applauds the Government for moves to legislate against copyright infringing file shares. |
13 February 2008 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft warns that they can now track illegal software downloads from selected sites which are being monitored. |
28 January 2008 |
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ISP companies are likely to feel the brunt of tighter enforcement on illegal file sharing according to the Federation Against Software Theft. |
24 January 2008 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft has created the role of Communications Director to deliver FAST’s software protection message. |
14 January 2008 |
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Licensing problems and improved deployment opportunities using virtualisation form the dilemma facing the software industry as discussed in the virtualisation working group headed by the Federation Against Software Theft. |
29 November 2007 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft supports latest moves by the French Government to get tough on copyright laws using the internet as a media for file sharing. |
27 November 2007 |
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Legal affairs officer at the Federation Against Software Theft has been called to the bar reinforcing the substantial legal weight of the organisation in the fight against software crime. |
22 November 2007 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft has penetrated a software counterfeiting ring in Cornwall by purchasing illegal software and trapping the vendors |
12 November 2007 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft to check on retailers in Cardiff for contraventions of software copyright. |
08 November 2007 |
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New CEO at the Federation Against Software Theft pledges to keep the Federation abreast of asset management standards and continue lobbying for improved enforcement of copyright laws.
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05 November 2007 |
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The British Government is considering enforcement regulations if ISPs don’t regulate themselves in terms of identifying and preventing software rights management infringements. |
29 October 2007 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft applauds the UK Government’s firm stance on IP infringements of software protection rights through file sharing. |
25 October 2007 |
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IP theft of software rights now made more difficult through revision in UK laws on information disclosure. |
10 October 2007 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft has issued a warning against downloading illegal software as this often opens the gate for a variety of malicious software products that could harm the victim’s computer. |
04 October 2007 |
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The Federation Against Software Theft is concentrating on raising awareness to the perils to businesses of software theft in the South East of England which is home to some of the largest software corporations in the world. |
28 August 2007 |
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