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Agencies act on online counterfeit sales

Agencies act on online counterfeit sales

By:  Howard Solomon  On: 29 Nov 2012 For: Computing Canada Creator
 

American and European agencies this week seized 132 domain names that were allegedly selling counterfeit DVDs, clothes and jewelry

Tired of worrying whether the Web site you’re visiting is safe? Some governments are doing something about it.

U.S. and European agencies this week seized 132 domain names that were allegedly used to sell counterfeit goods online, PCWorld reports.

The majority were seized in the U.S.
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In a news release the U.S. government said this is the third year its Intellectual Property Rights Center has targeted Web sites selling counterfeit goods in conjuction with Cyber Monday, the day after American Thanksgiving when a number of retailers post online deals. But this was the first year the IPRC worked with Europol, the European Police Office.
 
 
 

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Howard Solomon Howard Solomon I'm assistant editor of ComputerWorld Canada covering network infrastructure, communications and government IT issues. An IT journalist  since 1997, I've written ... more

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