Cases and outcomes last week include a total of 198 people being arrested in the UK after raids on counterfeit goods sellers… Denmark’s largest ISP has said it will fight a court injunction mandating that it shut off access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay… 41 companies in the UK are under investigation by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) after a crackdown on software piracy… 8 people in the Philippines have been charged with allegedly selling and distributing counterfeit Viagra… A British market trader has been jailed for two years after being found guilty of pirating DVDs and CDs.

Policy developments last week include draft proposals in the UK which would require ISPs to take action over users who illegally download music and films via their accounts… Japan and the EU have agreed to create an information exchange on matters relating to IP crime… A number of pharmaceutical companies, the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and the regulatory authorities of India have teamed up to fight counterfeit pharmaceuticals in the region.

Studies and reports out last week include one which has revealed the scale of the fake Artesunate trade in South East Asia in a collaborative investigation which involved, among others; Interpol, WHO and Oxford University… A survey carried out by the BBC found that a fifth of Britons have bought a fake… Also out last week was the International Intellectual Property Alliance 2008 Special 301 report… A report finds that in the US IP crime convictions almost doubled in 2007.