A message about DVD piracy took to the mid Essex skies.

A heli-banner the size of a football pitch was flown over Chelmsford and around other areas of Essex yesterday with the message "Piracy is a Crime".

It is part of a national campaign to spread the anti-piracy message in the run-up to Christmas.

Essex Trading Standards is lending its support to the campaign, which has been organised by the Industry Trust for IP Awareness.

The message being sent out is: Buy a pirate copy and you not only risk disappointment from a poor quality copy, but you may also be unwittingly supporting crime in your area.

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Published Wednesday, December 7, 2005

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