1.0 link 57782 <![CDATA[Crackdown In China: FBI Helps Arrest 25, Seize $500 Million In Counterfeit Goods]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/07/25/crackdown-in-china-fbi-he_n_57782.html An "unprecedented" joint crackdown on software piracy by Chinese police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has led to 25 arrests and the seizure of counterfeit software worth $500m, the FBI said on Tuesday.

The investigations into goods pirated from Microsoft and other US companies were hailed by the American software giant as a "milestone in the fight against software piracy". It said: "Countries around the world are expected to experience a significant decrease in the volume of counterfeit software...

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