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| Piracy clash in Patpong |
Assorted |
| The government will press ahead with its crackdown on pirated goods and intellectual property violations despite the outcry of vendors who attacked its officials in Patpong. |
Thailand |
05/08/2009 |
CIB-9-0264 |
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| 20 individuals sentenced to jail time for selling pirate CDs on eBay |
Music |
| 20 people have been sentenced to jail terms of up to eight months each after a trial in Udine for copyright infringement. |
Italy |
4/29/2009 |
CIB-9-0246 |
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| Counterfeit cigarette smugglers sentenced |
Tobacco |
| A Derbyshire man was sentenced yesterday to over three years in prison for his part in a criminal organisation which smuggled over seven million counterfeit cigarettes through Felixstowe docks. |
UK |
4/29/2009 |
CIB-9-0247 |
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| Philip Morris USA Sues Retailer for Selling Counterfeit Cigarettes |
Tobacco |
| Philip Morris USA (PM USA) filed a lawsuit today in U. S. District Court against Mastic, N.Y.-based Tammy’s Smoke Shop for selling counterfeit versions of the company’s Marlboro® brand cigarettes. |
USA |
05/06/2009 |
CIB-9-0261 |
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