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Scots Fight Fake Kilts

Tired of foreign knockoffs, Scottish kilt-makers ask EU for protection

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 29, 2008 9:56 AM CST

(Newser) – What do plaid skirts have in common with champagne and feta cheese? If Scottish lawmakers have their way, the kilt could be the latest European product to receive a "protected designation of origin" status. Cheap kilt knockoffs could still be sold, but only the...   Read full story »

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