A BROADER NOTE...
Europe Signs Up to Controversial ACTA Web Treaty
The Telegraph – January 27, 2012
Newt Gingrich Sued Copyright Infringement “Eye of the Tiger”
Ipandentertainmentlaw - January 31, 2012
Seized Fake Products Up 58% Last Year
BusinessWorldOnline.com - January 13, 2012
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Kim Kardashian Claims To Have "Intellectual Property" In Old Navy Law Suit
Ology.com - January 18, 2012
Online Piracy Steals American Jobs
Richmond Times Dispatch – January 22, 2012
The past few years have been difficult for many Americans and American companies as the U.S. faced a deep recession. But many American companies have been struggling against an even greater threat: foreign rogue websites that steal American intellectual property, and then sell those fake products back to American consumers.
Just last year, the global sales of counterfeit goods online from illegitimate retailers reached $135 billion. That's money that could have been used to bolster our economy or preserve and create new jobs here at home.
