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The Economics of Counterfeit Trade
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The expansion of world trade has brought with it an explosive growth in counterfeit
merchandise. Estimates put the world total for counterfeit products at about one
half trillion dollars annually, although it is impossible to accurately determine the
true size of the counterfeit market. What is known is that this illicit trade has
infected nearly every industry from pharmaceuticals to aircraft parts. Software and
music piracy are easy targets widely reported in the media. In 2007, the Business
Software Alliance (BSA) estimated that 38% of personal computer software
installed worldwide was illegal and the losses to the software industry were $48
billion worldwide. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
reported a 58% increase in the seizures of counterfeit CDs. Overall, a wide range
of industries agree that there is a severe problem with the protection of intellectual
property rights (IPR) throughout the world, yet there have been virtually no
attempts to describe all aspects of the problem.
This work aims to give the most complete description of various characteristics
of the IPR environment in a global context. We believe a holistic understanding of
the problem must include consumer complicity to purchase counterfeit products,
tactics of the counterfeiters (pirates) as well as actions (or inaction) by home and
host governments, and the role of international organizations and industry alliances.
This book establishes the full environmental aspects of piracy, describes successful
anti-counterfeiting actions and then prescribes measures IPR owners should take
to protect their intellectual property
Peggy Chaudhry and Alan Zimmerman - Personal Name
1st Edition
978-3-540-77835-6
NONE
The Economics of Counterfeit Trade
Management
English
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
2009
USA
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