A 41-year-old man has been convicted of copyright theft after admitting to illegally recording hit Scottish film Trainspotting 2 in Glasgow.

Ryan Finnigan from Craigend was caught trying to record the Danny Boyle film at the Vue cinema last February.

Finnigan, who pled guilty at the city's Sherrif Court on Friday, is only the second person ever to be convicted under the Copyright Designs Patent Act in Scotland.

He was arrested after a multi-agency operation involving Police Scotland, the Film Content Protection Agency and staff from the Vue at the Fort in Glasgow.

The last person to be convicted of such a crime was seven years ago in 2011.

Detective Inspector, Ricky Hutton from the Police Scotland Specialist Crime Division, said: "This conviction shows that Police Scotland continually works with our partners to protect our creative industries from the threats from intellectual property crime.

"The copying of films in the cinemas and subsequent release of pirate copies online have significant financial implications for the UK Film industry and the ability to invest in jobs and future filming.

"Although people may think that this will have little impact on major film studios, make no mistake, the amount of money being lost is on a large scale. People working illegally are impacting on the creative industry as a whole and our international reputation as a leading location for creative arts.

"Copies of illegally recorded films are also acquired by organised crime networks - typically operating for profit across multiple illegal activities and therefore it is vital that we are able to crack down on those recording the material."

Simon Brown, Director of the Film Content Protection Agency said: "This has been a significant criminal case involving the illegal recording of a film in a Scottish cinema, which was successfully spotted and disrupted by the staff there.

"Over 90% of pirated films originate from a copy recorded during a public performance in cinemas worldwide, so it's vital that offenders like Mr. Finnigan are disrupted promptly to prevent further damage to the film industry.

"Piracy not only costs the film industry millions of pounds but can also affect thousands of jobs, so we welcome this conviction. We thank Police Scotland for their assistance in this case."