Bulgarian Police Raid Copy Centers
Nov 29 2010 - 10:14
The Bulgarian police have recently raided two copy centers in the capital of Sofia as part of the effort to eliminate illegal distribution of printed and scanned copyrighted material.
According to the statement issued on November 16, 2010, the authorities discovered illegal copies of textbooks during the raid and seized illegal business software, computers, laptops and other equipment worth approximately EUR 29,000 (USD 39,000). The legal proceedings under Article 172 of the Bulgarian Criminal Code have been initiated.
For more information, please contact Milena Bogoslovova at our Bulgaria office.
Source: Bulgarian news portal Sofiaecho.com
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