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Over 5,000 pirated CDs seized in Vizag
The police conduct raids following tip-off by music industry
HYDERABAD: Police have conducted nine raids in Visakhapatnam and seized a total of 5,024 CDs, following a tip-off given by the Indian music industry’s anti-piracy team.
The CDs comprised 2,507 MP3 players, 2,517 DVDs, seven CD writers and six each mobile chips, PCs and card readers.
A press release issued by the industry here on Friday said the raids followed a successful training programme conducted by it on February 13 here for the law enforcers to raise awareness about protecting the intellectual property rights.
The raids reflected the initiatives taken by the industry towards achieving its objectives.
The programme was the biggest one ever conducted in the country by the industry for police.
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