[Ecommerce] CEOS FORM COALITION TO FIGHT COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY]

[Michelle Childs]

GLOBAL CEOS FORM COALITION TO FIGHT COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY

London, October 4, 2005 -- Business leaders from some of the world's top
companies today formed a unique coalition to take the fight against the
theft of intellectual property to the highest international level.
Meeting under the banner "Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and
Piracy" (BASCAP), the corporate leaders warned that this illegal
activity - estimated at $600 billion - is threatening the
knowledge-based economy of the 21st century.

Business leaders today agreed an initial 4-point plan of action and
launched a recruitment drive to mobilize other CEOs from different
countries and the spectrum of affected industries.

To learn more, please visit:

http://www.uscib.org/index.asp?documentID=1826

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