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Thirteen pubs over the UK have been fined a total of £82,388 for breaching copyright, as they were using illegal means of showing football matches on unauthorized channels. Five pubs were found to be using masking technology to try and avoid legal action being taken against them
The legal action by the football body, which saw a number of pubs across the country shown the red card,
The Whickman House received the second highest fine, behind The Barnstormers In Bolton, which was ordered to pay £16,937.
The action came only after two months after two major suppliers of unauthorized systems  working for company called Digicams- were jailed for three and a half years.
In a separate development, the Premier league has written to pubs near to each of its clubÂs stadium to warn them of the risks of using unauthorized foreign systems.
The letters, written by the leagueÂs executive chairman, Richard Scudamore , were sent to scores pubs across the country in the early weeks of the season. They make clear the league recognizes the important role the pub industry plays in making the sport available to fans, but warn of the risks of making illegal broadcasts of the premier league football.
 The Premier League said the 2015/16 season will see it commence more actions than ever before against pubs breaching its copyright with unauthorized foreign broadcasts of its matches.Â
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Pubs caught up in the legal action are:
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- The Barnstormers, Bolton  agreed to pay costs of £16,937
- The Whickham House, Gateshead  ordered to pay costs of £7,265
- The Old Frizzle Pub, London SW19  agreed to pay costs of £6,411
- The Ranelagh Arms, Wellingborough  ordered to pay £6,383
- The Aberdale Pub, Leicester  ordered to pay costs of £5,438
- The White Lion Public House, Grantham  ordered to pay costs of £5,307
- Grand Central, Paignton  agreed to pay costs of £5,200
- Stadium Pub, Liverpool  ordered to pay costs of £5,168
- Kings Arms, Middlesex  agreed to pay costs of £5,015
- The Fox and Goose, Birmingham  agreed to pay costs of £5,000
- The Pilot, Hull  agreed to pay costs of £5,000
- The Alpha Arms Slough  ordered to pay costs of £4,723
- The Clapham North, London, SW9  agreed to pay costs of £4,541
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