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| Crackdown On Counterfeits! |
All |
| Traders and makers of fake goods face double or triple fines as the drive to stamp out bootleggers cranks up, a senior official said. |
Dubai |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2442 |
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| EU's Mandelson threatens WTO action against China over piracy |
All |
| EU trade chief Peter Mandelson toughened up Europe's line on China's "patchy" protection of intellectual property rights on Wednesday, raising the prospect of WTO action against Beijing. |
EU / China |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2444 |
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| Call for stiffer penalties against violators of IPR; Lawyer’s office forms task force |
All |
| A prominent Kuwaiti lawyer on Sunday called for stiffer penalties, including enhanced fines and imprisonment, as a deterrent against intellectual piracy. |
Kuwait |
4/16/2007 |
CIB-7-2413 |
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| Culture wants to be free! |
All |
| Liberal Party Congress, April 14, 2007: The Liberal Party (Venstre) Congress states that today's legal frameworks for copyrights are not adapted to a modern society |
Norway |
4/16/2007 |
CIB-7-2411 |
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| Gref Promises Criminal Charges for Piracy |
All |
| Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref presented four new initiatives to fight piracy and copyright violations at a meeting in the residence of the U.S. ambassador yesterday. |
Russia |
4/18/2007 |
CIB-7-2438 |
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| Ministry of Economy continues anti-piracy drive |
All |
| The Ministry of Economy strengthens its efforts to curb illegal software distribution and protect intellectual property rights. |
UAE |
4/22/2007 |
CIB-7-2460 |
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| Shanghai bans sale of 20 international name brands in clothing markets |
Clothing |
| The Shanghai Administration of Industry and Commerce has issued a ban on the unauthorized sale of 20 international name brands in more than 600 clothing and small merchandise markets in the city. |
China |
4/20/2007 |
CIB-7-2445 |
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| Ghana Police and musicians descend on music pirates |
Music |
| The Ghana Association of Phonographic Industry is to set up an anti-piracy task force in Brong Ahafo that would collaborate with the Police to flush out music pirates in the region. |
Ghana |
4/19/2007 |
CIB-7-2454 |
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| Islamabad to have modern drug testing lab |
Pharmaceuticals |
| A modern drug testing laboratory equipped with latest instruments is being set up in the federal capital to ensure testing of all drugs in the country |
Pakistan |
4/22/2007 |
CIB-7-2464 |
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