March 2011 Pervert had indecent images of children THOUSANDS of DVDs with fake copies of films and music were found after a man’s “cottage industry” sideline was smashed, a court heard. Jason Haywood illegally copied the films and music and sold them over the internet to help prop up his struggling joinery business, the court was told. The 40-year-old, of Catkin Road, Bottesford, admitted two offences of using unauthorised trademarks. At an earlier hearing, he had also admitted making indecent images of children after police found child pornography on a computer. Alexander Odell, prosecuting for North Lincolnshire Council, told Grimsby Crown Court that a search was made of Haywood’s home after a warrant was executed for trading standards officers on September 17, 2009. Two DVD duplicators, two laptops and a large number of discs were found. A total of 6,225 counterfeit film DVDs and 1,496 music DVDs were found. Haywood was running a business making unauthorised copies and selling them over the internet, the court was told. Police later found child pornography on a computer and, at an earlier hearing before the same court in October, he admitted nine offences of making indecent images of children and one offence of possessing indecent images of children. As reported, he was given a three-year supervision order, including a sex offenders’ treatment programme, and was given a five-year sexual offences prevention order. Gordon Stables, mitigating, said Haywood made significant admissions about the trademark matters and the profit he made was not more than a few thousand pounds. “It started as something of a hobby and plainly got out of control,” said Mr Stables. It wasn’t a scheme dreamed up for this purpose from the outset.” Haywood had shown genuine remorse and got involved in the enterprise because he was struggling to make ends meet from his joinery business. “This counterfeit business expanded to try to keep his family’s head above water,” said Mr Stables. Judge David Tremberg told Haywood: “This was persistent, determined and fairly well-organised criminal offending over an extended period of time. “There was an obvious loss to the trademark holders. It causes a diminution of work that is available to their employees and potential employees.” There was a loss of VAT to the public purse, but he added that the people buying the copies knew they were counterfeit and it was not a case that they were being “hoodwinked” in to buying something they thought was genuine. Although the potential loss to trademark holders from Haywood’s “cottage industry” sales using copies found at his premises was put at £19,377, Judge Tremberg said it was by no means certain that people who were prepared to pay £2.50 for a copy would also have been willing to pay full price in a shop. Haywood was given a one-year suspended prison sentence and 200 hours’ unpaid work.