ROME - IFPI announced in a press release that the Police in Rome secured a record seizure of illegal CD and DVD reproduction equipment. The Anti-Piracy Unit of the city’s police force was assisted by experts from the music, film and software federations in seizing 113 burners, the largest haul of such illegal apparatus in its history.
The illegal copying facility was found in a house in Rome’s Ponte di Nona district during Operation Spring Master, a four-month investigation into street vendors selling counterfeit CDs and DVDs across the city. The leader of the organization running the plant was arrested to help the police with their enquiries.
IFPI represents the recording industry worldwide, with a membership comprising some 1400 record companies in 75 countries and affiliated industry associations in 49 countries.
