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Lucky and Flo: Anti-Piracy Sniffing Dogs Hit Metro Manila
Lucky and Flo, the canine detectives is currently in the Philippines after making headlines in Malaysia last month where they sniffed-out 1.3 million pornographic and pirated discs, worth $3.3 million in different parts of the country.
The canine duo arrived in the country this weekend aiming to help the Optical Media Board (OMB) in it’s anti-piracy campaign. On monday, Lucky and Flo we’re dispatched to different malls in Makati,Mandaluyong,and Pasig to sniff-out pirated DVDs and CDs hidden in cartons and locked steel doors. Nervous stall owners scurried away or locked themselves behind steel doors when the two labradors started to sniff and led the government agents, OMB officials and representatives of the Motion Picture Association-International.
The two female dogs — wearing neon vests stamped with their names — sniffed through glass cabinets, bags and boxes. The pirated discs they found included recent releases such as the very fresh fight of Manny Pacquaio vs. Jorge Solis disc aired just last sunday.
According to Edu Manzano, chairman of Optical Media Board, after one hour, they seized almost 300,000 pirated discs and arrested 11 people.
“Lucky and Flo will be here for a considerable amount of time and we will be going all over Manila, and we are also contemplating going all over the Philippines. As you can see, the dogs have been very, very effective.” Manzano said.
The two Labradors reportedly caused the ire of movie pirates in Malaysia and offered a huge reward for each dogs. Lucky and Flo are reported to be the first animals trained to detect optical disc by scent. They were sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America as part of an initiative to combat copyright infrigement relating to motion pictures and DVD discs.
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19 Apr 2007 PrettyflyPinay
que mierda esto! Kailangan pa ba ng specially trained dogs to stamp out piracy? Ano ba sila mga BULAG, PIPI at BINGI? Eh kahit saang sulok ng Pilipinas ka magpunta naglipana ang mga pirated CDs, DVDs, software at games! Magmula sa mga palengke hanggang sa mga sosyal na shopping malls nag-lipana ang pirated goods – pati kaming mga Philippine independent record labels hindi pinalampas ng mga hayup na pirates, sa Tower Recto eh pinarata na rin mga indie releases. ARAY! HELLOW!
[...] A couple of street peddlers were trying to sell us smuggled Ray-Bans, “galing sa barko” they would tell you. They look authentic enough, but I don’t know, I’m really not into stolen goods. I don’t even buy pirated CDs or DVDs. [...]
Thanks!,