September 2, 2010
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Retailers Call Bootlegging Major Problem

  OCEAN CITY — Some Boardwalk retailers think that bootlegging is a far more of a rampant problem than laser pointers, salvia and K-2 put together. After Coach Inc. and Coach Services Inc. filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against 13 Boardwalk stores for allegedly bootlegging their copyrighted handbags, dresses and other assorted goods this month, a longstanding problem or dirty little secret amongst retailers on Ocean City’s most heralded landmark is coming back to the surface. “It’s like glorified street vendors up there selling blatantly counterfeit products of copyrighted and trademarked companies and logos,” said Dimensions owner Dan Trioana. “The only difference between some of those retailers on the Boardwalk and the guys selling fake watches out of a briefcase or their trench coat is the fact that they rent store space, and that makes it even worse cause they are representing this resort by running a business here.” Malibu’s Surf Shop owner Lee Gerachis feels the town has turned a blind eye to the rampant bootlegging of p... [more]
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