Original sentence: FAST was instrumental in bringing about amendments to the Copyright Act 1956 culminating in software being recognised as a literary work, clarifying protection under copyright law[5].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.Since its inception FAST has successfully lobbied for changed in the software IP system in the UK and EU through its dealings with the UK Intellectual Property Office.The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 1984 by the software industry with the aim of eliminating copyright infringement of software in the UK
Edited sentence: FAST was instrumental in bringing about amendments to the Copyright Act 1956 culminating in software being recognised as a literary work,clarifying protection under copyright law[5].Initially concentrating on lobbying parliament to revise Copyright law, FAST also prosecutes organisations and individuals for software theft on behalf of its members and publicises the legal penalties and security risks.Since its inception FAST has successfully lobbied for an effective, efficient and robust software IP system in the UK and EU through its dealings with the UK Intellectual Property Office.The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 1984 by the software industry with the aim of eradicating Software theft in the UK