jrobertson
22-08-09, 11:39 AM
news.bbc.co.uk - BBC News - 22-Aug-09
Tourists warned over fake goods (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8215519.stm)
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Women try and spot the real from fake designer handbag
Holidaymakers could be fined thousands of pounds - or even jailed - for buying fake designer goods when abroad, copyright lawyers are warning.
Authorities in France and Italy are not just targeting those who produce and sell fakes but also those who buy them.
In France, the maximum fine is 300,000 euro (£260,000) or three years in jail.
The UK government has decided against criminalising consumers. Instead it has launched an information campaign aimed at people using markets and boot sales.
Seizures of counterfeit goods on the continent more than doubled in 2008, with customs authorities seizing 178 million fake items - mostly imported from China.
Read more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8215519.stm)
Tourists warned over fake goods (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8215519.stm)
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46247000/jpg/_46247614_-20.jpg
Women try and spot the real from fake designer handbag
Holidaymakers could be fined thousands of pounds - or even jailed - for buying fake designer goods when abroad, copyright lawyers are warning.
Authorities in France and Italy are not just targeting those who produce and sell fakes but also those who buy them.
In France, the maximum fine is 300,000 euro (£260,000) or three years in jail.
The UK government has decided against criminalising consumers. Instead it has launched an information campaign aimed at people using markets and boot sales.
Seizures of counterfeit goods on the continent more than doubled in 2008, with customs authorities seizing 178 million fake items - mostly imported from China.
Read more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8215519.stm)