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PIRATE COPIES
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Definitions The following definitions are taken from the UK Intellectual Property Office website www.ipo.gov.uk Counterfeiting generally relates to wilful trade mark infringement, while piracy generally relates to wilful copyright infringement. Examples of counterfeiting could be fake replica football shirts, trainers, branded clothing etc. Examples of piracy could be fake Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs), fake Compact Discs (CDs), unauthorised downloading of music from the internet etc. There is a fine line between counterfeiting and piracy and it is not uncommon for the two to overlap. Intellectual property (IP) provides protection for people's inventions and creations and has four main areas: patents, trade marks, copyright (and related rights), and designs. Unauthorised use of someone's IP can be classed as IP crime and may lead to prosecution.
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