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Phuket Raiders Nab Pirate Goods Valued at Four Million Baht from Patong
By Prasit Tarnsirisin Monday, October 19, 2015
PHUKET: Authorities confiscated about 2000 pirate items valued at about four million baht from shops and stalls in Patong last night.
The raids were triggered by a letter of complaint from some brands to the US Embassy in Bangkok.
The letter prompted a raid by the Economic crime Suppression Division working with the Department of Intellectual property and officers from Kathu Police Station, which oversees Patong.
Sunglasses, bags and shoes were among items seized from 12 shops and stalls from about 6pm last night on beach road, in Soi Bangla and down Rat-U-Tit 200 Pi Road.
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Its amusing that our our authorities are unable to find those pirate goods without pressure from foreign embassies and when considering that those items are sold at almost every corner at Patong.....
Posted by
Mr. K
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October 19, 2015 14:58
how about the manufacturers?
going after the sellers is one thing but getting the big guys?
Posted by
herbert
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October 19, 2015 15:39
Editor Comment:
Most of the pirated goods are imported, herbert.
that might very well be, editor, but still: going after the big guys (manufacturers, importers, smugglers, distributors) would be a much better way.
Posted by
herbert
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October 19, 2015 16:23
Hmmm... I always wondered what would happened if a local vendor refused to pay the police and/or government officials their tea money....now I see.
Posted by
Richard Vickers
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October 19, 2015 16:25
herbert
What you propose is MUCH harder, time consuming and expensive than to just crack down hard on sellers. What's easier, walking down Bangla Rd and catching people selling counterfeit goods is a lot easier than going after producers in other countries, placing undercover officers in smuggling gangs, in other jurisdictions etc etc.
In fact, if there were to be constant and real crackdowns on selling the "upstream" people would automatically be hurt too.
Posted by
christian
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October 19, 2015 20:01
No mention of what happens to the seized goods?
Posted by
And now
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October 19, 2015 20:02
Editor Comment:
Usually there's a ceremony every so often with a steamroller running over the goods. Incineration is also popular.
Ok, 4 million pirate goods for the steamroller ( with the press present).
The next pirate goods confiscation will be when the 'high season' finish.
From today again sales of pirate goods as usual.
( a rest period in law enforcement)
Posted by
Kurt
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October 20, 2015 09:25
Instead of destroying perfectly good clothing etc why not distribute to the needy and bring some ''happiness''
Saw a happy smiling little girl in 7 the other day wearing a dirty dress that was all but falling off her.
Posted by
david
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October 20, 2015 09:33
Pirated goods are available everywhere in Asia including Hong Kong and China, I wonder if the other countries worry about what their American Embassies want done about it or just ignore them
Posted by
peter allen
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October 20, 2015 11:20
@ david
If you do that, chances are a large amount of those clothes end up right back in the market.
Not only would have to remove all logos and references to the copyright owner but the actual design and look of the items is equally a copyright infringement, even with no labels.
How do you suggest one can solve those problems ?
Posted by
Herbert
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October 20, 2015 11:59
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Its amusing that our our authorities are unable to find those pirate goods without pressure from foreign embassies and when considering that those items are sold at almost every corner at Patong.....
Posted by Mr. K on October 19, 2015 14:58