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Knockoff News 6

A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and copying in general from around the globe:

  • WWE lays Smackdown on Fakes
  • Seized in South Carolina
  • Counterfeit hooligan beats rap--again
  • Philippine counterfeit trade thrives despite US praise for law enforcement
  • Russian dressing: counterfeit goods 50-90% of former USSR market
  • Worse than China?  US, Russian leaders condemn Russia's counterfeit trade
  • Russia vows to change in WTO bid
  • The Maltese Sneaker
  • Chinese soccer player facees prison, civil suit for counterfeiting Nikes
  • Mexican cops find what they're looking for at U2 concert
  • Superbowl scandal:  did feds fight fakes instead of protecting fans?
  • The Counterfeit Kid:  Massachusetts nabs juvenile offender

And in honor of this weekend's All-Star game, some advice from the NBA on keepin' it real:

  • NBA warns:  don't get slam-dunked by All-Star fakes

Posted by jat on February 17, 2006 02:00 AM | Permalink

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