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| Firm loses N1.5bn to piracy—Obidiegwu |
Books |
| According to Mr. Daniel Obidiegwu, Managing Director, Longman Nig. Plc, the company lost N1.5 billion to book pirates within the past one year. |
Nigeria |
09/06/2007 |
CIB-7-3290 |
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| B34m of ‘fake’ goods destroyed |
Luxury Goods |
| The huge pile of counterfeit goods, totaling 68,809 items, are scooped up while on their way to be destroyed at Phuket’s incinerator. Photo by Yongyot Preuksarak. |
Thailand |
8/28/2007 |
CIB-7-3261 |
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| VIDEO: Pirate DVD sniffer dogs in US |
Movies |
| Dogs that have travelled the world sniffing out pirate DVDs make their New York debut. |
USA |
09/01/2007 |
CIB-7-3281 |
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| 'Pirate' music site set for comeback |
Music |
| Russian digital music download website AllofMP3.com is set for a comeback after prosecutors failed to convince a Russian court that the website was violating copyright laws. |
Russia |
8/29/2007 |
CIB-7-3257 |
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| No spurious drug racket in state, says govt; High Court expresses ‘shock, surprise’ |
Pharmaceuticals |
| The Bombay High Court today expressed “shock and surprise” over the state’s contention that there are no spurious drug rackets in the state. |
India |
8/29/2007 |
CIB-7-3254 |
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| Nigeria: Odenigbo - Akunyili Laments Over Fake Drug Barons |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Professor Dora Akunyili last Saturday said her agency has destroyed fake drugs worth over N20 billion in the last six years of its inception even as she lamented the activities of fake drug barons. |
Nigeria |
09/03/2007 |
CIB-7-3279 |
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| Software piracy charges said to be used against Kremlin critics |
Software |
| The International Intellectual Property Alliance, a coalition of seven industry groups, estimated last month that piracy rates in Russia ranged from 65 percent to 80 percent of all software in use. |
Russia |
09/09/2007 |
CIB-7-3298 |
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