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| Fake crane parts pose danger to contractors |
Autos & Parts |
| UK contractors must be on their guard over counterfeit tower crane sections, a leading manufacturer has warned. |
UK |
7/18/2007 |
CIB-7-3039 |
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| Pirated editions of Harry Potter, bestselling authors seized |
Books |
| Police here have unearthed a major racket involved in pirated book printing and distribution, with a big haul of several international bestsellers, including J K Rowling's Harry Potter, valued at Rs 50 lakhs |
India |
7/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3056 |
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| Pirated copies of final "Harry Potter" book appear online |
Books |
| Only four days before its release, pirated copies of what was purported to be "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" |
WW |
7/17/2007 |
CIB-7-3036 |
|
| Uganda: Sh250m Fake Deadly Products Impounded |
Electronics |
| THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has impounded sub-standard building materials and electrical appliances worth sh250m. |
Uganda |
7/16/2007 |
CIB-7-3032 |
|
| NAFDAC slams Guinness over adulterated product |
Food & Beverage |
| The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has berated management of Guinness Nigeria Plc |
Nigeria |
7/17/2007 |
CIB-7-3031 |
|
| Swoop nets fake jackets |
Luxury Goods |
| THE biggest single haul of black-market clothing in South Australia is being linked to similar scams trading on the Armani brand in the U.S., UK and Europe. |
Australia |
7/19/2007 |
CIB-7-3041 |
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| Police Seize Hundreds of Counterfeit Handbags |
Luxury Goods |
| Police say they seized nearly 900 fake name brand handbags from the Isle of Style on William Street, along with alleged counterfeit sunglasses and jewelry. |
USA |
7/17/2007 |
CIB-7-3038 |
|
| Film industry demands action on piracy |
Movies |
| LOCAL film exhibitors claim South Australian police refuse to act on reports of movie piracy, despite a record haul of 19,000 DVDs by New South Wales and Victorian police last week. |
Australia |
7/16/2007 |
CIB-7-3025 |
|
| Record seizure of illegal copying equipment in Rome |
Movies & Music |
| Police in Rome have secured a record seizure of illegal CD and DVD reproduction equipment. |
Italy |
7/19/2007 |
CIB-7-3044 |
|
| Raid on house seizes DVDs and cigarettes |
Movies & Tobacco |
| Police from Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team swooped on a house at Great Northern Street on Sunday and seized more than 5,000 DVDs. |
UK |
7/17/2007 |
CIB-7-3057 |
|
| Swap meet sting nets 5 arrests, thousands of pirated CDs |
Music |
| A sting targeting sales of pirated compact discs netted five arrests and led to the seizure of nearly 3,000 illegally copied CDs |
USA |
7/16/2007 |
CIB-7-3029 |
|
| Large amount of fake pills intercepted |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Customs officials confiscated an enormous amount of counterfeit antibiotics at Zaventem airport this weekend, the finance ministry announced Tuesday |
Belgium |
7/17/2007 |
CIB-7-3034 |
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| Hong Kong Police Seize Fake Drugs, Blood Products |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Hong Kong's police seized 4,000 units of blood products bearing false registration numbers in a raid in New Territories |
Hong Kong |
7/17/2007 |
CIB-7-3028 |
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| Fake drugs racket busted |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Orissa police have busted a 10-year-old fake medicine-manufacturing racket at Kantabanji town in Bolangir district. |
India |
7/21/2007 |
CIB-7-3053 |
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| The Casablanca grocery store drug scandal |
Pharmaceuticals |
| The Moroccan police have seized 50,000 boxes of Aspro (aspirin) and effervescent Claradol (a paracetamol-based drug) manufactured by Bayer laboratories |
Morocco |
7/20/2007 |
CIB-7-3049 |
|
| Fake shoe products worth 10 million RMB seized |
Shoes |
| In the first half of 2007, 157 infringement cases were recorded in Fuzhou city. The total value of 790,000 pieces of fake products seized was 11.79 million RMB. |
China |
7/17/2007 |
CIB-7-3040 |
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| Anti-piracy seizures pass RM2.5m mark |
Software |
| Iskandar Halim Sulaiman, said 19 of the raids were successful, leading to seizures estimated to be worth RM2.5 million. |
Malaysia |
7/20/2007 |
CIB-7-3048 |
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