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| The war on counterfeiters |
All |
| In a recession, consumers are less likely to feel pangs of conscience about buying fake goods, whether knock-off Gucci handbags or prescription drugs. |
UK |
01/06/2009 |
CIB-9-0006 |
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| Antipiracy virus spreads through file-sharing websites |
Downloading |
| Users of popular file-sharing websites: Your next pirated download might be your last. That appears to be the intention of the Downloading is Wrong virus that has spread on some torrent portals. |
WW |
01/05/2009 |
CIB-9-0003 |
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| Apple spoils iPhone forgery plans |
Electronics |
| Consumers are being warned to be on the lookout for fake iPhone Nanos, despite the real thing not even being released. |
WW |
01/07/2009 |
CIB-9-0008 |
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| My Pikin: Death toll now 51, NAFDAC to arraign culprits |
Food & Beverage |
| The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Friday said that at least 51 children had so far died after allegedly taking a contaminated baby teething mixture, My Pikin. |
Nigeria |
01/10/2009 |
CIB-9-0018 |
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| Warning over fake vodka bottles |
Food & Beverage |
| Norfolk County Council is warning drinkers about counterfeit vodka, which has the smell of nail polish, being sold in the county. |
UK |
01/10/2009 |
CIB-9-0021 |
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| Buying fake designer goods isn’t harmless |
Luxury Goods |
| ...counterfeiters and the crime syndicates they work with deal in human trafficking, child labor and gang warfare; and that counterfeiting is used to launder money |
WW |
01/09/2009 |
CIB-9-0013 |
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| Serbia struggles to root out copyright piracy |
Movies & Music |
| At makeshift stalls in underground passages, peddlers hawk copied films, music and software from briefcases, ready to make a hasty getaway in Serbia's crackdown on rampant copyright piracy. |
Serbia |
01/07/2009 |
CIB-9-0007 |
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| China to Investigate Alleged Fake Pills Sold to Britain |
Pharmaceuticals |
| China's drug watchdog promised to investigate how alleged counterfeit pills, which were made in China, ended up being used by the British National Health Service |
China |
01/08/2009 |
CIB-9-0011 |
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