The myth and the reality. The European Commission is finally giving the impression that it is taking seriously the plague of counterfeiting and piracy, of which European products are the main victims. The Commissioners in charge of the Customs Union (Laszlo Kovacs) and the fight against fraud (Siim Kallas) are stepping up checks and fighting abuse, and Franco Frattini, who is in charge of security and justice, has proposed that infringements against intellectual property be considered as...