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Now, China is toughening its legal sanctions. In December, Beijing lowered the threshold for criminal prosecution of counterfeiters. Prior to the changes, an individual needed to have $12,000 worth of goods on hand before police could prosecute. It was easy to skirt that rule by spreading the wares around. Today, that threshold stands at $6,000 for counterfeiters caught with one brand and $3,600 for those with two or more. And in late January, Beijing began the trial of two Americans who are accused of selling $840,000 in knockoff CDs and DVDs made in China over the Internet. The two could face up to 15 years in jail if convicted.

One big problem: Too many scammers have ties to local officials, who see counterfeit operations as a major source of employment and pillars of the local economy. "Two or three of our raids have failed because of local protection," says Joseph Tsang, chairman of Marksman Consultants Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company that has helped conduct

Now, China is toughening its legal sanctions. In December, Beijing lowered the threshold for criminal prosecution of counterfeiters. Prior to the changes, an individual needed to have $12,000 worth of goods on hand before police could prosecute. It was easy to skirt that rule by spreading the wares around. Today, that threshold stands at $6,000 for counterfeiters caught with one brand and $3,600 for those with two or more. And in late January, Beijing began the trial of two Americans who are accused of selling $840,000 in knockoff CDs and DVDs made in China over the Internet. The two could face up to 15 years in jail if convicted. 现在，中国正在强化它的法律制裁。在12月分，北京降低了赝品制造商犯罪起诉的门槛。在做出改变前，一个个人需要价值1万2千美元的货物在手警方才能起诉他。这很容易回避掉这一规据，只要把仓库分散到周围就可以了。现在，对于被一个品牌抓住的制假者来说，这一门槛降到了6000美元对于被两家或多家抓住的制假者来说是3600美元。在一月末，北京开始试验，两个被控通过互联网销售84万美元在中国制造的盗版CD和DVD碟片的美国人。这俩人如果宣判有罪，可能面临最高15年的监禁。

One big problem: Too many scammers have ties to local officials, who see counterfeit operations as a major source of