Was (wer) ist Federation Against Software Theft - definition
![Historic cast iron fencing on the [[Longfellow Bridge]] was stolen before refurbishment, requiring expensive replacement castings to be fabricated.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ashmont train on Longfellow Bridge.jpg?width=200 "Historic cast iron fencing on the [[Longfellow Bridge]] was stolen before refurbishment, requiring expensive replacement castings to be fabricated.")
.jpg?width=200 "Police in the United Kingdom check a scrap van for questionable items")
![All bronze components (portrait and letters) of this memorial have been removed ([[Vienna, Austria]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rudolf Steiner Denkmal.jpg?width=200 "All bronze components (portrait and letters) of this memorial have been removed ([[Vienna, Austria]])")
![Aftermath of theft of a vintage metal [[postbox]] from a wall in the United Kingdom](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stolen postbox, Fonthill Gifford - geograph.org.uk - 1764131.jpg?width=200 "Aftermath of theft of a vintage metal [[postbox]] from a wall in the United Kingdom")
![Metal theft from a memorial at the [[Union Buildings]], Pretoria](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WWI War Memorial Union Buildings Pretoria 021.jpg?width=200 "Metal theft from a memorial at the [[Union Buildings]], Pretoria")
![The residents of [[Shitterton]], a small village in [[Dorset]], [[England]], collectively purchased this large stone sign to deter frequent theft.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Shitterton Sign.jpg?width=200 "The residents of [[Shitterton]], a small village in [[Dorset]], [[England]], collectively purchased this large stone sign to deter frequent theft.")
Wikipedia
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 1984 with the aim of eliminating copyright infringement of software in the UK. FAST was the world's first Anti-piracy organisation to work on protecting the copyrights of software publishers. Initially concentrating on lobbying parliament to revise Copyright law, FAST also prosecutes organisations and individuals for copyright infringement on behalf of its members and publicises the legal penalties and security risks.
Prior to the agreement with FAST, Investors in Software were a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee with a mission to support and advance professionalism in Software Asset Management and related IT asset management, to enable individuals and organisations to improve effectiveness and efficiency. As a direct result of their work the ISO SAM ISO 19770 standard was successfully launched in May 2006.
