Counterfeit Products In The News:
Report Finds 25% Of Purchases "Fulfilled By Amazon" Are Counterfeit
Aug 21, 2019 - By TCR Press Release
Amazon's e-commerce empire earns its scathing criticism. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported that 25% of new CDs it purchased and were “Fulfilled by Amazon” in the US were counterfeit. Up 5-fold from 2017.
Amazon's Counterfeit List Grows with Music CD's, Computer Memory
Nov 02, 2016 - By TCR Press Release
Amazon just can’t knock off the knockoffs. Still reeling from Apple and Birkenstock counterfeit complaints, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has identified yet another counterfeit problem -- Music CD's.
Warning to Media Sellers: Amazon Restricts Sale of DVD's 
Sep 18, 2014 - By Ina Steiner
If you sell DVDs, be aware of a new restriction from Amazon - and even if you sell DVDs on other marketplaces, you may be impacted, since Amazon media sellers may look to other channels to unload inventory.
Man gets 12 years in counterfeit sofware scheme
Jun 14, 2013 - By HSI News Release
A Chinese national was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison June 11 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and criminal copyright infringement. The individual operated a website used to distribute more than $100 million worth of pirated software.
Arcadia man gets prison time for counterfeit DVD trafficking
Nov 10, 2012 - By Brenda Gazzar
An Arcadia man convicted of trafficking more than 30,000 DVDs with counterfeit Dolby Laboratory Licensing Corp. trademarks was sentenced to one year in prison.
Federal Courts Order Seizure of Three Website Domains
Aug 21, 2012 - By FBI Press Release
Seizure orders have been executed against three website domain names engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cell phone apps
Lakewood man charged with trafficking counterfeit computer software
Apr 13, 2012 - By The Lead Type
Man arrested for importing more than 1,000 counterfeit Microsoft Office CD-ROMs and selling them to unsuspecting customers over the Internet.
Witchita Falls Man Sentenced to 57 Months for
Mar 05, 2012 - By FBI Press Release
James Clayton Baxter, 28, of Wichita Falls, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 57 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in June 2011 to one count of copyright infringement.
Are top websites in business with counterfeiters?
Feb 24, 2012 - By Jeff Rosen - Today
Criminals have become so sophisticated that they’re buying real ad space and selling to you on popular and trusted websites we visit every day. And some say those websites are profiting from it.
Man Gets 37-Months for Selling $1 Million in Fake Quicken Software
Jan 26, 2012 - By FBI Press Release
Brandon C. Davis, 31, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 37 months in federal prison for selling more than $1 million worth of counterfeit financial and tax preparation software through an Internet auction site.
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