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| Newcastle is UK fake goods capital |
All |
| A poll released yesterday found that millions of Britons were happy to buy pirated clothes, DVDs and computer software, with those in the north-east most likely to break the law. |
UK |
5/26/2007 |
CIB-7-2728 |
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| China confiscates 49 million illegal publications in first four months |
Books |
| Nearly 90 percent of the confiscated publications were pirated products, the National Office for Cleaning Up Pornography and Fighting Illegal Publications announced on Tuesday. |
China |
5/22/2007 |
CIB-7-2695 |
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| Illegal Downloading In Decline Among Youth |
Downloading |
| A new survey shows that illegal downloading has become far less prevalent among older children and teens than it was three years ago. |
WW |
5/22/2007 |
CIB-7-2697 |
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| Rwanda: Fake Electric Cables, a Danger to the Construction Sector |
Electronics |
| It is estimated that about 80 per cent of houses in the country use substandard, poor, and dangerous cables |
Rwanda |
5/21/2007 |
CIB-7-2687 |
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| Bollywood caught in the world wide web |
Movies |
| Rs 3,000 crore Indian film industry is fighting a silent war against a digital enemy — online piracy and the loss is unthinkable — Rs 1,000 crore every year. |
India |
5/21/2007 |
CIB-7-2693 |
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| Bootlegging Costs Local Stores GBP22,000 Each in Lost Sales Over 12-Month Period |
Tobacco & Food & Beverage |
| Bootlegging of tobacco and alcohol is costing Britain's small shops and convenience stores a billion pounds a year, according to new research released today |
UK |
5/24/2007 |
CIB-7-2723 |
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| Swiss say fake bills not from N. Korea |
zCurrency |
| Swiss police who closely monitor the circulation of counterfeit currency have challenged the Bush administration’s assertions that North Korea is manufacturing fake American $100 bills. |
North Korea |
5/22/2007 |
CIB-7-2703 |
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