The three adult men have been sentenced on 24 March after they all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make authorised use of trademarks.

Chen was handed a 12-month suspended sentence and 100 hours of community service, whereas Wheeler and Walder received a nine-month suspended sentence.

The two directors claimed they have been forced to supply Chen after their art print business fell into financial difficulties.

Chen was not included with the company but was collecting the printed inlays from Pinpoint and delivering to other premises included inside the production of counterfeit DVDs.

The unlawful DVD-manufacturing factory made hundreds of 1000's of copies on the latest box-office hits.

A joint investigation was carried out by town of London Police and Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). Three adult men have been arrested in June last year.

Kieron Sharp, FACT officer general, said: "This situation reflects the substantial organised criminal business profiting from piracy.

"Criminals will have to be aware that the unlawful copying, manufacture and submission of films will lead to prosecution and imprisonment."