| Description |
viii, 246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index. |
| Contents |
The second-oldest profession -- Brand bandits -- Counterfeit alley -- Sex and the purse party -- Copying is a beautiful thing -- A greater Europe -- I thought I had seen everything -- Where buyers and sellers meet -- War and peace -- Illusions -- Lifting the stone -- Ordinary criminals -- Turning guns into CD burners -- Making a scene -- From Russia with Windows -- The capital of bogus parts -- Under the hood -- Show us the dead bodies -- Men in white coats -- Dora Akunyili must not die. |
| Summary |
Knockoff exposes the truth behind the fakes and uncovers the shocking consequences of dealing in counterfeit goods. Traveling across the globe, Tim Phillips shows that counterfeiting isn't a victimless crime; it is an illegal global industry undermining the world's economies. Based on interviews with victims, investigators, and the people who sell counterfeits, Knockoff reveals the link between what we see as "innocent" fakes and organized crime. Phillips descibes in detail how counterfeiters' criminal network costs jobs, cripples developing countires, breeds corruption and violence, and kills thousands of people every year. He shows that by turning a blind eye to the problem, we become accomplices to theft, extortion, and murder. |
| Subject |
Product counterfeiting.
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Licensed products.
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Intellectual property.
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Trade regulation.
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Contrefaçons.
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Marché international.
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Réglementation commerciale.
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Intellectual property. (OCoLC)fst00975774
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Licensed products. (OCoLC)fst00998060
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Product counterfeiting. (OCoLC)fst01078205
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Trade regulation. (OCoLC)fst01153817
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Fälschung. (DE-588)4016247-3
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Imitationsprodukt. (DE-588)4232796-9
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Markenartikel. (DE-588)4037584-5
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Produktpiraterie. (DE-588)4246534-5
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| ISBN |
0749443790 |
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9780749443795 |
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