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More people than ever before are being successfully prosecuted for committing intellectual property crime in the UK according to a new report published today.
Intellectual Property (IP) crime is the counterfeiting of trade marked goods such as clothes and the piracy of copyrighted material such as CDs and DVDs. The annual IP report, published by the IP Crime Group, reveals the actions that are being taken by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and partner agencies to fight those breaking the law.
The report highlights that 75 per cent of all criminal copyright cases end in a positive conviction. It also reveals that 80 per cent of all IP crime cases result in guilty plea prosecutions against the defendants.
The report shows an increase in the sale and distribution of counterfeit and pirated goods over the internet and auction websites during the last 12 months, while there has been a fall in IP crime at sites such as outdoor markets, although that still remains a problem area.
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3 February 2014
Sunday 4 September - Moon?s 1st Quarter 17:39 UT; Fathers? Day AU, NZ
Monday 5 September - Labor Day US, CDN
Sunday 11 September - 9/11 Remembrance Day
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3 February 2014
Three out of the top 10 universities in the world are in the UK, according to a global list headed by US universities.
The world rankings, produced by the Times Higher Education magazine, places 75 US universities in the top 200.
The California Institute of Technology was in first place - and the highest in the UK was Oxford in fourth.
There are 32 UK universities in this top 200, an increase on last year - although the number of UK institutions has fallen in the top 100. Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College all make the top 10.
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3 February 2014
With the increasing strength of wine and beer, it is becoming too easy to consume more alcohol than you intend. Our free calculator will help you monitor what you are actually consuming.
You can download the desktop version of this program from:
http://www.mwls.co.uk/resources/apps/Alco.jar
The program needs to have Java installed on your computer for it to run. It could be on your computer already, but if it isn?t you can download it from:
http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
3 February 2014
Researchers have found that a big night out destroys long term memory even in young adults
2 February 2014
The Human Brain Project intends to build a software copy of the brain by around 2023.
The project, based at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva, aims to compile thousands of fragments of information and research into a unifying model of the brain.
The project leader, Henry Markram, says that around 100 billion neurons are needed to simulate a human brain. Currently, he is able to simulate about 360 000 neurons.
2 February 2014
Tuesday 12 July - Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen?s Day).
Thursday 14 July - Bastille Day.
Friday 15 July - Full Moon; Buddhist Lent.
2 February 2014
"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge." Albert Einstein (1879?1955)
2 February 2014
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