Knockoff News 33
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- The devil wears Prato: Police seize authentic "Made in Italy" counterfeits
- Knockoff Nation: Radar's guide to fashionable fakes
- Jack Spade expands "Canal Street Collection"
- Trade undress: Congress sends Victoria's Secret bill to prez
- Kane not able to sell copycat shirt
- South Africa, China sign bilateral agreement on fakes
(more here and here) - Great leap forward: EU, China plug port holes
- My Adidas: Fakes follow latest fashion trends
- Ready to wire: Web seller of fashion fakes faces fraud charge
- New York moment: Mysterious midtown shooting linked to fakes
- From catwalk to sidewalk: Pensacola paper describes copying
- Fashion fakes funded WTC bombing, student op-ed claims
- Rerun: Biz Week reports on LVMH vs. eBay
- Police box:
Shropshire
York
South Tynesdale
Needham Market - On the heels of knockoff shoes
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