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| Federal authorities uncover almost 20,000 allegedly counterfeit cellphones |
Electronics |
| First, federal authorities in New York sued to condemn almost 20,000 allegedly counterfeit mobile phones bearing names of leading handset manufacturers |
USA |
06/04/2008 |
CIB-7-4469 |
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| Thousands of new and yet-to-be-released DVDs seized in piracy raids – Cabramatta |
Movies |
| More than 7000 DVDs suspected of being illegal copies were seized today in raids by Cabramatta detectives and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). |
USA |
06/04/2008 |
CIB-7-4456 |
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| Koreans step up piracy crackdown |
Movies & Music |
| The "Seoul Clean 100 Day Project," launched April 14, has seen police seize 106,913 pirated optical discs in 50 days, up from 77,126 units seized in all of 2007 |
South Korea |
06/04/2008 |
CIB-7-4471 |
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| Organized pirate CD crime network smashed in Madrid |
Movies & Music |
| Spanish police have smashed an organised criminal syndicate based in Madrid that was producing counterfeit CDs and DVDs on an industrial scale. |
Spain |
06/04/2008 |
CIB-7-4470 |
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| 6 die in China after getting antibody injections |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Six people have died in eastern China after being injected with medicine commonly used to treat infections such as hepatitis A and rabies, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday. |
China |
06/02/2008 |
CIB-7-4447 |
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| Sierra Leone pharmacy board orders withdrawal of fake drugs |
Pharmaceuticals |
| The pharmacy board of Sierra Leone has ordered the immediate withdrawal of four pharmaceutical products from the Sierra Leone market. |
Sierra Leone |
06/03/2008 |
CIB-7-4468 |
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| CBP Officers Seize Counterfeit Sneakers at California Port |
Shoes |
| On the heels of a $22 million dollar seizure of a shipment of counterfeit goods on May 9, CBP officers executed another million dollar seizure on May 27. |
USA |
06/04/2008 |
CIB-7-4458 |
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