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| NPA takes further action against counterfeiting, piracy |
All |
| Intellectual property rights police under the National Police Agency (NPA) took further action last week against counterfeiting and piracy, seizing pirated goods worth NT$640 million |
Taiwan |
10/28/2007 |
CIB-7-3507 |
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| 20,000 counterfeit items of CK underwear seized |
Clothing |
| Police have seized 20,000 counterfeit items of Calvin Klein underwear from a warehouse in Tainan County |
Taiwan |
10/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3519 |
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| Nintendo Says Piracy Products Seized in Hong Kong |
Electronics |
| Nintendo Co., maker of the top- selling Wii video-game console, said a Hong Kong court ordered a raid that led to the seizure of 10,000 game-copying devices and computer chips. |
Hong Kong |
10/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3518 |
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| Fake designer purses seized at fair |
Luxury Goods |
| A group of vendors who worked the South Texas State Fair face stiff penalties after police confiscated more than 1,000 purses believed to be counterfeit, |
USA |
10/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3516 |
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| Three Pakistani men held for pirate products |
Movies |
| Three Pakistani men will appear in the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court today on charges under the Counterfeit Goods and Copyright Acts |
Pakistan |
10/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3501 |
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| Taiwan cops uncover piracy during drug bust |
Movies |
| On 18 October, Taiwan's Changhua County Police raided a house in Taichung County suspected of having drugs hidden on the premises. While no drugs were found, they came across 31 DVD-R burners churning out pirated discs |
Taiwan |
10/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3505 |
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| Cops seize 20,000 fake DVDs |
Movies |
| MORE than 20,000 fake DVDs were seized during an earlymorning raid. Police
smashed their way into a basement flat protected with heavy gates in New Cross
Road.. |
UK |
10/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3523 |
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| Pirate vendors attack officers in Philippines |
Movies & Music |
| On 16 October, officers from the Optical Media Board (OMB) were attacked by pirate vendors at the St Francis Mall located at Mandaluyong City during a routine enforcement operation to seize pirated movies and optical discs in the mall. |
Phillipines |
10/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3492 |
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| Roseburg Traffic Stop Turns into Massive Counterfeit DVD Bust |
Movies & Music |
| Oregon man was arrested Monday morning by Oregon State Police during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 north of Roseburg after he was found in possession several thousand counterfeit audio CD's, video DVDs |
USA |
10/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3517 |
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| International raids target music piracy site |
Music |
| The raids, in Amsterdam and Middlesbrough, followed a two-year investigation into a members-only Web site, www.OiNK.cd, which allowed users to upload and download albums before their release. |
WW |
10/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3521 |
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| Fake toys danger to children |
Recreational Goods |
| POTENTIALLY lethal toys are being sold on Blackpool Promenade – just weeks before Christmas. |
UK |
10/26/2007 |
CIB-7-3512 |
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| £250,000 haul of fake trainers seized |
Shoes |
| Trading Standards chiefs discovered 30,000 counterfeit trainers, 100,000 pairs of socks and 1,000 jackets at Parcelforce after intelligence from customs officers |
UK |
10/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3520 |
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| NBI agents seize 18 computers with fake software in Pasig |
Software |
| More than P5 million worth of computers which were using pirated software have been seized by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Pasig City. |
Phillipines |
10/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3491 |
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| $373,000 software piracy found in Hanoi company |
Software |
| Hanoi authorities found yesterday a French-invested architecture company has used pirated software worth a record VND6 billion (US$373,000). |
Vietnam |
10/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3532 |
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