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| Counterfeit auto parts to touch 6k-cr mark |
Autos & Parts |
| With counterfeiting of auto spare parts touching the Rs 6,000-crore mark, India is expected to get the dubious distinction of becoming a global hub for such activities, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam). |
India |
2/21/2009 |
CIB-9-0097 |
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| Uganda: Cheap Spares Cost Motorists Millions |
Autos & Parts |
| THE increasing sale of counterfeit car parts is threatening business in original parts. Business Vision has learnt that duplicate spares are on high demand because they are cheaper and many car-owners are unaware of their dangers. |
Uganda |
2/18/2009 |
CIB-9-0090 |
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| Piracy crackdown yields success |
Movies |
| The average number of illegally camcorded movies coming out of Asia dropped sharply during the Motion Picture Assn.'s 10-week Operation ZoomOut. |
Asia |
2/17/2009 |
CIB-9-0084 |
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| Piracy in Lebanon is Sinking Cinema and Music Industry |
Movies & Music |
| According to the International Intellectual Property Alliance, a private sector coalition that represents U.S.-based copyright industries, more than half of CDs, DVDs and software sold in Lebanon are copies. |
Lebanon |
2/20/2009 |
CIB-9-0087 |
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| BSA reveals cost of anti-piracy rampage |
Software |
| Anti-piracy body the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has revealed it took legal action against 294 UK firms in 2008, netting it £400,000 in damages on behalf its members. |
UK |
2/16/2009 |
CIB-9-0082 |
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| Iran denies holding missing US ex-agent |
Tobacco |
| The Iranian judiciary denied on Tuesday that it was holding former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing almost two years ago on an island in the Gulf. |
Iran |
2/17/2009 |
CIB-9-0083 |
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