Knockoff News 40
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Why should the feds have all the fun? Proposed NYC law targets fakes
- We're #1: Textiles lead counterfeit seizures in Europe
- EU to China: Trade chief presses China to enforce IPRs
- US to China: We're mad as hell and we're not gonna take this anymore!
- Bad acronym alert: EUCCK proposes new law targeting online sales
- Good morning Vietnam: Harsher punishment imposed on sellers, producers of counterfeits
- Vietnam assembly discusses proposed new product quality law
- Who benefits? Russian legislator discusses counterfeits, latest IP bill
- Stop shop: Fashion police seize fake goods in Leeds
- Tuscaloser: Alabama fake seller sentenced to federal prison
- Deutschland uber alles: World record counterfeit bust in Germany?
- Counterfeit Nike & "the totem pole of crime"
- Cut up: Diesel loses fake jeans transport case (HT: IP Kat)
- Comparison shopping: Student paper touts Marc Jacobs knockoff
- Art & commerce: Boston museum reproduces 2006 Paris runway shows
And if you thought that doing your own laundry was a chore, just wait until you read this:
