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Framing the News: Anti-Piracy Press Release Turned a 2016 Raid Into a 2026 Story
On August 27, City of London Police published a press release headlined: “Man in his 60s jailed for 6.5 years after making over £980,000 through illegal streaming.” In the days that followed, this exact framing was repeated throughout many online news articles. The release came with statements from the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), the Premier League, Sky and BBC Studios.
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Framing the News: Anti-Piracy Press Release Turned a 2016 Raid Into a 2026 Story
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