Man charged over sale of pirated DVDs
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The Federal Police found more than 5,000 DVD's at the man's home. (ABC News: Timothy Marshall)
The Australian Federal Police have arrested a 63-year-old man from the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield in connection with the sale of more than $220,000 worth of pirated movie and music DVDs.
Police allege the DVDs were imported from around the world, including China, Bangladesh, Singapore, India and the United States.
They were then sold under different user names on a number of different websites.
The investigation began after the Australian Federation against Copyright Theft (AFACT) identified a suspicious seller on an internet auction website.
More than 5,000 copies of movies and music DVDs were seized from the man's home.
The man has been charged with selling, possessing and importing an infringing copy of work.
He will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court this afternoon.
