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Is infringement of copyright a criminal offence? Deliberate infringement of copyright may be a criminal offence. Pursuing the criminals (e.g. when pirate or counterfeit copies of CDs/DVDs etc are being made, distributed or sold) can involve the police or trading standards departments...

That would change the money available to Sky though and probably reduce the money clubs receive from TV rights. I probably wouldn't pay for Sky if I could pay the club directly for access to matches. The only way the two could work in tandem would be for Sky and other broadcasters to continue...