Knockoff News 36
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Running dogs of capitalism: Counterfeits, copycats hurt Vietnam's economy
- Pillow talk: Pushing knockoffs out of bed
- Anti-piracy coalition seeks lame-duck Congress support
- Michigan anti-counterfeit initiative cites harm to small biz
- Ay yi yi yi: Piracy explodes in Mexico
- Plus size: Record 1.1m pound fine for UK seller of counterfeit clothes
- Flea bag: Bargain hunters flock to market where fakes & knockoffs abound
- Mirabile dictu: EU IDs China as main source of fake goods
- China patents soar amidst counterfeit complaints
- Ticket & leave it: Fines cut profits for NYC street vendors
- Coggles in the machine: Top UK fashion store busted for selling fakes
- Oh those Russians: New RF perfume licensing law may spur fake scent market
- Unlucky phoenix: Chinatown shop enjoined from selling Vuitton fakes
- Butterfly effect: Jeweler enjoined from copying copyrighted Van Cleef design
- If you can't take the heat: More on kitchen copycats (HT: Rich Schinnell)
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