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| BMW, Merc to sue copycat Chinese |
Autos & Parts |
| Chinese carmaker Shuanghuan plans to display two of its vehicles, the Noble and CEO, reportedly close copies of the Smart ForTwo subcompact car and the BMW X5 SUV, |
China |
8/28/2007 |
CIB-7-3263 |
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| L'Oreal Files Complaints Over Sale of Counterfeit Goods on Ebay |
Cosmetics |
| L'Oreal SA filed complaints in five European countries against EBay Inc. over the sale of allegedly counterfeit goods under the world's largest cosmetics maker's brand name |
Europe |
09/09/2007 |
CIB-7-3299 |
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| PPR threatens to sue Ebay over fake goods |
Luxury Goods |
| PPR, the French conglomerate that owns Gucci, Bottega Veneta and several other luxury goods brands, is threatening legal action against Ebay |
France |
8/31/2007 |
CIB-7-3264 |
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| Prison for man in fake designer bags scam |
Luxury Goods |
| Two Daly City men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to sell counterfeit designer handbags on eBay and at a Richmond store. |
USA |
09/06/2007 |
CIB-7-3285 |
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| Three Charged with Pirated DVD Operation |
Movies |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the York Regional Police Service have charged three Markham area residents with creating, possessing and selling pirated DVD movies. |
Canada |
09/01/2007 |
CIB-7-3280 |
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| Chinese Court Makes Award in Piracy Case |
Movies |
| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and five other Hollywood film studios were awarded a total of $25,500 from a Beijing seller of pirated DVDs, the China Court Web site reported Friday. |
China |
8/31/2007 |
CIB-7-3268 |
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| Hong Kong film pirates fined $3,000 each |
Movies |
| Hong Kong's movie industry has threatened to sue 42 internet users for illegally downloading newly released films if they don't pay US$3,000 (£1,586) each in compensation. |
Hong Kong |
8/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3253 |
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| DVD pirate sent straight to jail |
Movies |
| In a breakthrough for anti-piracy efforts a magistrate in the Krugersdorp District Court sentenced a DVD Pirate to 12 months direct imprisonment |
South Africa |
8/30/2007 |
CIB-7-3270 |
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| DVD pirate must pay back £115,000 |
Movies |
| A MOVIE pirate who made a staggering £115,000 supplying dodgy DVDs has had to pay it all back. |
UK |
09/06/2007 |
CIB-7-3289 |
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| RIAA faces serious piracy lawsuit |
Movies |
| A lawsuit recently filed against the Recording Industry Assn. of America could ultimately force the org to drop or dramatically change the way it uses its principal weapon in the fight against online piracy |
USA |
8/30/2007 |
CIB-7-3269 |
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| China Jails Man Who Sold Fake J&J Diabetes Test Kits |
Pharmaceuticals |
| A Shanghai Court sentenced a Chinese businessman to 3 1/2 years in prison for selling counterfeit Johnson & Johnson diabetes test kits as the nation cracks down on faulty and dangerous exports. |
China |
8/31/2007 |
CIB-7-3265 |
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| Londonderry drug firm admits to selling fake Cialis |
Pharmaceuticals |
| A Londonderry (New Hampshire) medicine company has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic in counterfeit prescription drugs and sell them in the United States |
USA |
09/06/2007 |
CIB-7-3291 |
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| 30 Months, Software Pirate Sentenced |
Software |
| An Illinois man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in an organized online software distribution conspiracy |
USA |
09/04/2007 |
CIB-7-3275 |
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| Gang 'capable of faking millions' |
zCurrency |
| Members of a Glasgow counterfeiting gang capable of producing millions of pounds of forged notes are facing jail. |
UK |
09/04/2007 |
CIB-7-3276 |
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