A MAN who made £15,000 by copying top-of-the range computer games was jailed for six months yesterday - and had his illegal earnings confiscated.
Detectives, accompanied by investigators representing the computer games industry, seized an array of compact discs and computer machinery from the County Durham home of 43-year-old Eric Ryan.
A total of 578 compact discs were recovered from the house in Park Road, South Moor, Stanley, plus two computers.
Ryan was found guilty of four charges relating to infringement of trademark and copyright laws following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court last year.
A document headed PlayStation List, which offered games at five for £20, or doubles for £7.50, was also recovered.
The retail value for genuine copies varies from £20 to £40.
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