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| P3.3B of fake goods seized in 1st half of '09 |
All |
| At least P3.3 billion worth of pirated goods were seized in various anti-piracy operations for the first half of 2009, the national committee on Intellectual property rights (NCIPR) of the Department of Trade and Industry has reported. |
Philippines |
6/23/2009 |
CIB-9-0332 |
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| UAE counterfeit trade rises due to economic crisis |
All |
| Counterfeit trade in the UAE has soared this year due to the economic crisis, and Dubai Customs has identified 176 cases of fake products entering the region in the last six months compared with 202 for the whole of 2008. |
UAE |
6/23/2009 |
CIB-9-0331 |
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| Economists say P2P file-sharing fuels art |
All |
| A pair of economists have released a report arguing that file-sharing doesn't stifle the creation of music, films, and books. On the contrary, they say, weaker copyright protection has benefited society. |
WW |
6/18/2009 |
CIB-9-0324 |
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