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| Dubai Customs workshop emphasizes customs' role against business fraud and counterfeit |
All |
| Dubai Customs organized with the Ministry of Economy a workshop on 'The Role of Customs in fighting business fraud and counterfeiting' |
Dubai |
05/10/2007 |
CIB-7-2613 |
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| Pirated books a real eyesore |
Books |
| SOME parents are calling on the city's culture authorities to crack down on low-quality pirated cartoon books for the sake of their children's eyesight. |
China |
05/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2627 |
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| China overuses pesticides |
Chemicals |
| Spraying chemicals on crops improperly or using products that may be fake or banned risks the health of China's hundreds of millions of farmers |
China |
5/13/2007 |
CIB-7-2640 |
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| May Is National Electrical Safety Month: CPSC Warns of Dangerous Counterfeit Electrical Products |
Electronics |
| Counterfeit circuit breakers, power strips, extension cords, batteries and holiday lights can cause fires, explosions, shocks and electrocutions |
USA |
05/10/2007 |
CIB-7-2621 |
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| 50 million yuan in intellectual properties traded in Shanghai last year |
IP |
| Shanghai has become the most important intellectual property trade center in the Asia-Pacific area with more than 50 million yuan of intellectual property traded last year, soaring 74 percent from a year earlier. |
China |
05/08/2007 |
CIB-7-2595 |
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| The first intellectual property rights auction in Europe will be held in Munich |
IP |
| ...But it is set to sell on Tuesday nonexclusive rights at the first intellectual property, or IP, auction in Europe. |
Germany |
5/13/2007 |
CIB-7-2642 |
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| Warner Bros. to Offer Movies Online in Hong Kong |
Movies |
| WB says the goal is to combat movie piracy by offering high quality downloads, for a price |
Hong Kong |
05/10/2007 |
CIB-7-2617 |
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| Fight against piracy in Macedonia to intensify |
Movies & Music |
| In Macedonia, it's easy to find the latest Hollywood blockbuster -- the DVD can be bought from street vendors in most large cities, typically for around 1.5 euros. |
Macedonia |
05/09/2007 |
CIB-7-2604 |
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| MySpace Aims to Stop Reposting of Videos |
Movies & TV |
| MySpace, a networking Web site owned by media conglomerate News Corp., said Friday it launched copyright protection software for video content |
WW |
05/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2634 |
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| Fast-growing deadly industry in fake drugs |
Pharmaceuticals |
| With fakes – often indistinguishable from genuine medicines – accounting for about 10 per cent of the developing world’s drugs, |
Nigeria |
5/13/2007 |
CIB-7-2638 |
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| Police may have set world record for counterfeit cash seized |
zCurrency |
| The Security General Directorate’s anti-smuggling and organized crime unit will apply to the Guinness World Records for seizing the largest amount of counterfeit money in the world. |
Turkey |
05/12/2007 |
CIB-7-2635 |
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