Knockoff News 30
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
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- Police reports: South Africa, Massachusetts, California, Florida, South Carolina, Dublin, Italy, Wimbledon
And finally, why should copyright and trademark lawyers have all the fun? A look at patentable technofashion from Philips, which has been weaving LEDs into fibres. The result: clothing that can light up at the flick of a switch. In terms of fashion's future, technology may be where it's @:
