Seizures and discoveries include in the UK, two men were arrested after police found over 70,000 pills of counterfeit medicine including Viagra, worth more than £400,000... In the USA, Customs and Border Protection Officers have seized more than $3 million worth of counterfeit sunglasses.

Cases and outcomes include in Israel, three people were indicted for selling fake Viagra and Cialis pills worth $1 million between 2003 and 2005... Similarly, in the USA, two men were indicted after allegedly circulating more than 15,000 misbranded drugs to customers... In the UK, a businessman who sold counterfeit clothes and jewellery has been ordered to pay back more than £700,000... In Sweden, even though there is a new law making it easier for copyright holders to obtain file sharers’ details from an ISP, a court recently upheld an appeal allowing an ISP to keep details of an alleged file sharer secret... Three men in the USA have been indicted for trafficking counterfeit electronics components to the United States Navy.

Studies and reports out include Software Piracy on the Internet: A threat to your security, the second annual report from the Business Software Alliance on the scale and negative impacts of online software piracy... In South Korea, a government report has shown that more than half of all fake products confiscated in the country were imitations of French luxury brand Louis Vuitton.

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