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WH fetes China's president while country produces counterfeit goods

Jan 20, 2011 - New York Post

By CHARLES HURT in Washington, DC, and BILL SANDERSON in NY

While we were toasting China's President Hu Jintao at the White House yesterday with steak and Cabernet, his nation's factories continued to pump out billions of dollars worth of counterfeit goods that were being sold right on...

Study: Pirated content sites attract billions a year

Jan 13, 2011 - CNET

Web sites hawking pirated software and other digital goods are luring in about 53 billion visits each year.

That's according to a report (PDF) released yesterday by MarkMonitor, a company that...

Patent Reform, Piracy, Generic Drug Issues Likely For US Congress This Year

Jan 11, 2011 - IP Watch

Although attempts to repeal last year’s healthcare reform bill and efforts to get the deficit under control may take up much of the United States Congress’ time this year, lawmakers are expected to tackle a number of intellectual property-related priorities lawmakers, including patent reform,...

Report shows proliferation of rogue websites

Jan 11, 2011 - The Hill

Online piracy and counterfeiting sites have proliferated rapidly and are generating more than 50 billion online visits per year, according to a new report from MarkMonitor.

Using 22 brands as criteria, MarkMonitor searched the Web for sites offering pirated or counterfeit goods and turned...

Report Says Online Piracy, Counterfeiting is 'Rampant'

Jan 11, 2011 - National Journal

A new report that examined online sites that offer pirated content and counterfeit goods found that online trafficking in both is "rampant."

"While counterfeiting and piracy in the physical world are serious problems, these issues are growing at a significant...

Chamber Highlights Report on Traffic to Rogue Sites

Jan 11, 2011 - Politico

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's GIPC is touting a report today that finds that 43 rogue websites received more than 53 billion visits annually. The report, conducted by online protection firm MarkMonitor, also says that popular file-sharing sites Megavideo.com, Megaupload.com and Rapidshare.com...

Piracy websites attract billions of visits

Jan 11, 2011 - BBC News

A study by anti-fraud firm MarkMonitor has offered a snapshot into the changing nature of online piracy.

It monitored illegal traffic levels on 43 file-sharing sites and found that they generated more than 53 billion visits per year.

The...

Paper: Piracy Sites Draw Huge Traffic

Jan 11, 2011 - PC World

Forty-three websites identified by brand-protection firm MarkMonitor as digital piracy sites generate 53 billion visits per year, according to a new paper sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The paper shows the "staggering scope" of digital piracy and trade in counterfeit goods,...

Research: Online piracy and counterfeiting pose complex problems

Jan 11, 2011 - Advanced Television

A sampling of only 22 brands revealed that websites offering pirated digital content and counterfeit goods generate more than 53 billion visits per year, according to research carried out by enterprise brand protection specialist MarkMonitor.

Sites offering pirated digital content draw...

Rogue websites are stealing American jobs and property. Will Congress act?

Jan 10, 2011 - Christian Science Monitor

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