FAST - Federation Against Software Theft

FAST - Federation Against Software Theft FAST is the Federation Against Software Theft, a not for profit organisation that works to educate b

The Federation Against Software Theft was formed in 1984 and was the world’s first organisation to promote the legal use of software and to defend the intellectual property rights of software publishers. Since our first success in changing the law to include ‘software’ into the Copyright Act 1956, the Federation has continued to lobby government to bring forward legislation to increase the protect

ion of intellectual property in software and to make it easier and less costly for software developers to pursue their rights through the courts. In conjunction with this, we work to raise awareness of the value of intellectual property to the UK economy in both revenue and employment. The Federation works with its members, law enforcement communities (trading standards officers and local police forces), to detect and combat the sale of infringing software and it also helps organisations regularise their software estates when reports of possible misuse or under-licensing have been received about them. The Federation is a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee and wholly owned by its members.

FAST Affairs Bulletin May 2024 Case law updates: Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltf | in litigation update | ...
14/05/2024

FAST Affairs Bulletin May 2024

Case law updates: Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltf | in litigation update | - adequacy and the DPDI Bill update.

In this bulletin we delve into a variety of topics, including the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, the perils of generative AI in the court room and the disruption of LockBit, a well-known ransomware enterprise. Also discussed are what the Data Protec...

There may be some truth in the maxim “fail to prepare, prepare to fail” but for many organisations planning for a no-dea...
24/09/2019

There may be some truth in the maxim “fail to prepare, prepare to fail” but for many organisations planning for a no-deal is easier said than done.

Brexit: No Deal? No Plan?

We look at a few of the key issues to consider with Field Seymour Parkes LLP Blog

There may be some truth in the maxim “fail to prepare, prepare to fail” but for many organisations planning for a no-deal Brexit is easier said than done. We look at a few of the key issues to consider.

Trading standards case studies give us a glimpse on how criminals operate on the ground. Read more here: http://bit.ly...
10/09/2019

Trading standards case studies give us a glimpse on how criminals operate on the ground.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/2lymKvw

FAST Legal Advisory Group MeetingDate: 18/07/2019Times: Registration/Start: 18:30 hrs End: 21:00 hrs Drinks and nibblesV...
02/07/2019

FAST Legal Advisory Group Meeting

Date: 18/07/2019
Times: Registration/Start: 18:30 hrs End: 21:00 hrs Drinks and nibbles
Venue: Palace of Westminster, Committee Room G
Hosted by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Guests will have the opportunity to engage with leading industry and legal experts on 'The End of the Web as we know it; computing bad actor defense and the trouble with Exhaustion; the copyright conundrum.'

Hearing from;

Daniel Lloyd, Partner TLT / Richard Atkinson, Sr. Director & Global Leader, Fraud Prevention & Non-Genuine Conversion Adobe Systems Inc / Eleonora Rosati Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Southampton.

For more details on agenda and how to register: http://bit.ly/2Iuuw1i

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FAST Legal Advisory Group MeetingDate: 18/07/2019Times: Registration/Start: 18:30 hrs End: 21:00 hrs Drinks and nibblesV...
12/06/2019

FAST Legal Advisory Group Meeting

Date: 18/07/2019
Times: Registration/Start: 18:30 hrs End: 21:00 hrs Drinks and nibbles
Venue: Palace of Westminster, Committee Room G
Hosted by: Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Guests will have the opportunity to engage with leading industry and legal experts on 'The End of the Web as we know it; computing bad actor defense and the trouble with Exhaustion; the copyright conundrum.'
Hearing from; Daniel Lloyd, Partner TLT / Richard Atkinson, Sr. Director & Global Leader, Fraud Prevention & Non-Genuine Conversion Adobe systems Inc / Eleonora Rosati Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Southampton.

For more details on agenda and how to register: http://bit.ly/2Iuuw1i

House of Lords Palace of Westminster London SW1A 0AA

FAST Legal & Government Affairs UpdateStay afloat with software & IP news, legislations and movements within the industr...
21/05/2019

FAST Legal & Government Affairs Update

Stay afloat with software & IP news, legislations and movements within the industry and government.



IIssue 2, 2019 News: Scale of piracy revealed: piracy websites near 190 billion visits in 2018 Legislation & Case Law Update: Computer Associates UK Ltd v Software Incubator Ltd Consultation: UK Government Publishes “Online Harms” White Paper and Launches Consultation on Proposals Book Recommend...

FAST's newest Legal Member Stephen Harwood LLP bring a wealth of knowledge in the legal aspects for Read more fr...
08/05/2019

FAST's newest Legal Member Stephen Harwood LLP bring a wealth of knowledge in the legal aspects for

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Welcome to this month's edition of our commercial and tech update, which has a particular technology focus this month.

FAST Legal Blog
08/05/2019

FAST Legal Blog

Issue 1, 2019 News: UK Government publishes guidance on IP and Brexit Legislation & Case Law Update: Court rules imposing a suspended sentence does not preclude the award of additional in copyright infringement case Book Recommendation: Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine by Hanna...

Federation (FAST) Board Member Dawn Osborne joins international law firm McCarthy Denning specialising in &
25/01/2019

Federation (FAST) Board Member Dawn Osborne joins international law firm McCarthy Denning specialising in &

UK law firm McCarthy Denning has hired two partners to boost its IP department.

Do you know of a company using software illegally? Tell us in complete confidence: https://buff.ly/2FxLXfp
26/02/2018

Do you know of a company using software illegally?
Tell us in complete confidence: https://buff.ly/2FxLXfp

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