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| Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association Applauds RCMP Satellite Theft Action |
All |
| "We applaud the continued dedication of the Sherbrooke RCMP in enforcing the law with respect to satellite signal theft," |
Canada |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2451 |
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| Standards body seizes goods worth Shs200m |
All |
| UGANDA National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has seized an assortment of counterfeited goods worth Shs200 million, |
Uganda |
4/16/2007 |
CIB-7-2409 |
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| Counterfeit raids |
Clothing |
| Police have seized stolen and counterfeit goods worth $800,000 and charged a man with numerous receiving offences after raids in Granville and Guildford. |
USA |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2443 |
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| Wal-Wart Sued By High-End Denim Label |
Clothing |
| high-end denim manufacturer filed a suit against Wal-Mart Wednesday, accusing the corporation of selling knockoffs of the company's trendy clothing. |
USA |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2450 |
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| SUSPECTED FAKE GOODS SEIZED IN TOP VALLEY |
Clothing & Movies |
| More than 300 pairs of branded trainers, including Nike, Reebok and Adidas, around 3,000 copied DVDs, |
UK |
4/20/2007 |
CIB-7-2459 |
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| Trader charged for fake canned meat |
Food & Beverage |
| The National Bureau of Investigation filed charges Thursday against a Filipino-Chinese national for allegedly distributing an estimated P2 million worth of imitation canned luncheon meat, believed to contain cat and rat meat. |
Philippines |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2453 |
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| Chinese customs seize fakes |
Jewelry |
| Customs officials in Hangzhou recently confiscated a large amount of counterfeit jewelry carrying the name of a world famous brand. It is the largest counterfeit case Chinese customs has handled. |
China |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2446 |
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| Deputies seize quarter of a million dollars in counterfeit merchandise |
Luxury Goods |
| At approximately 1:00 p.m., (Friday) April 13, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office White Collar Crimes Unit executed search warrants at two West Mobile retail stores that brought in an estimated quarter of a million dollars in counterfeit merchandise. |
USA |
4/16/2007 |
CIB-7-2420 |
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| Raid shuts pirate DVD laboratory |
Movies |
| POLICE and film industry investigators have closed down a pirateDVD laboratory hidden in a Sydney mansion. |
Australia |
4/16/2007 |
CIB-7-2417 |
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| Hong Kong counterfeiter jailed for selling pirated DVDs on eBay |
Movies |
| A counterfeiter who sold pirated DVDs to overseas buyers through the eBay online auction site has been jailed in Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
4/17/2007 |
CIB-7-2425 |
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| Church official arrested in piracy crackdown |
Movies & Music |
| A sacristan working at the Naples’ main cathedral (Duomo di Napoli) was arrested along with his son as part of an anti-piracy investigation carried out by the Fiscal Police (GdF) from Rome |
Italy |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2448 |
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| Justice Department Announces Fifth Guilty Plea in P2P Piracy Crackdown |
Movies & Music |
| A fifth defendant has pleaded guilty in connection with Operation D-Elite |
USA |
4/16/2007 |
CIB-7-2421 |
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| Polish music industry continues legal actions against illegal file-sharing |
Music |
| Music producers represented by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) are continuing with legal actions against major file-sharers in p2p services. |
Poland |
4/20/2007 |
CIB-7-2455 |
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| GRTU official ‘caught up’ in counterfeit drugs investigation |
Pharmaceuticals |
| A high-ranking GRTU official is assisting police in their investigations into a consignment of pharmaceuticals, believed to be counterfeit, found in Malta last December |
Malta |
4/16/2007 |
CIB-7-2427 |
|
| Pirated software seized |
Software |
| Rawalpindi Police raided a big CD shop in the Commercial Market and arrested its owner for dealing in pirated software, as part of a nationwide crackdown against illegal computer programmes. |
Pakistan |
4/17/2007 |
CIB-7-2423 |
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| Extradited Software Piracy Ringleader Pleads Guilty |
Software |
| The leader of one of the oldest and most renowned Internet software piracy groups has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement charges |
USA |
4/22/2007 |
CIB-7-2463 |
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| EU Raid Uncovers 135 Million Counterfeit Cigarettes |
Tobacco |
| The seizure, which took place during a raid in February, underlined the large problem of cigarette smuggling within the E.U. |
Europe |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2449 |
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| Illegal immigrant gets 6 years in fake ID ring |
zDocumentation |
| An illegal immigrant believed to have made and sold fake identification cards as a key player behind a local immigration fraud scheme was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison. |
USA |
4/18/2007 |
CIB-7-2441 |
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