Almost every office I've worked in has used hooky software, the building here is happy to allow Chinese DVD hawkers to go door to door, and holidaymakers include trips to Karama on their itinerary (my Christmas guest bought four handbags, one watch and a purse). I have friends here who are first name terms with their supplier of fakes, one recently had an order of Paul Smith shirts knocked up for less than 70ds (full retail price: 700ds). And they weren't bad.
The UAE claims to stringent laws have kept piracy and counterfeiting under control. "While it is a serious matter in the entire Middle East it is not so serious here due to stringent measures and tough laws introduced since the mid-1990s," Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shihhi, Planning Sector Undersecretary, tells Emirates Business. "The UAE takes the issue very seriously as it is directly linked to foreign investment."
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