Introduction: my fake Rolex -- pt. I. The American experience. ch. 1. The golden covenant -- ch. 2. The American system -- ch. 3. A world of pirates -- pt. II. The business of nations. ch. 4. The German method -- ch. 5. Japan's way -- ch. 6. China rising -- pt. III. National and global enforcement. ch. 7. Evolving enforcement -- ch. 8. A global solution -- ch. 9. The patent battle -- ch. 10. The copyright wars -- Epilogue.