Knockoff News 34
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Bullseye: Coach accuses Target of selling fake handbag
(more here) - US releases 2006 IP enforcement report (text)
- Worldwide web: Global market expands landscape for counterfeits
- Zegna files suit against New York clothing merchant
- Remembrance of things past: Son recalls father's anti-fake campaign
- Designers want more than trademark style
- Cheap designer knockoffs come at high price
- Ethical dilemma: The real cost of counterfeits
And joining this week's reports of anti-counterfeiting enforcement efforts is a scene from last year's animated film Robots. In the six-second clip, aspiring inventor Rodney Copperbottom (given voice by Ewan McGregor) heads off to the big city, only to be greeted by a series of hucksters. In this case, however, the counterfeit merchandise offers a public service message of its own:
