Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crime Wave

Author - Tim Phillips ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Kogan Page was reviewed on 25-Oct-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crime Wave by Kogan Page. People may think it is cute and trendy to have a counterfeit handbag and may believe they are getting back at big pharmacy by buying their meds on-line. Sadly the damage done by counterfeit product traffic only hurts the consumer. Product counterfeiting is not just for luxury items anymore but can be found in just about every type and grade of consumer good from razor blades to shampoo to peanut butter to mayonnaise. This traffic is just about as far as we can get from "fair trade." Often made by slave labor in developing countries, the knockoff business blocks economic development and only benefits criminals. Phillips has done some great work by investigating "markets" where pirated software sits next to Soviet rocket launchers. This book covers so many topics and products, it is a must read for anyone interested in crime, globalization, international affairs, business, manufacturing, politics, health, safety, economics and poverty.¤

2) Paperback Book Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crime Wave by Kogan Page. Counterfeiting is one of the fastest growing - and most profitable - industries in the world, and hold a market worth over, $500 billion dollars. KNOCKOFF exposes the truth behind the fakes and charts the ramifications of counterfeit manufacture and trafficking, probing an illegal global industry that is slowly undermining world economics. Interviews with victims, investigators and people who sell counterfeits counter the common notion that fakes are acceptable, reveals the organized crime behind many fakes, and makes for a recommended pick for any serious business library.¤

3) Paperback Book Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crime Wave by Kogan Page. It´s an eye-opener in terms of showing extent and seriousness of counterfeiting problem. Also a fun read.¤

4) Paperback Book Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crime Wave by Kogan Page. For anyone interested in unerstanding the underworld trade in counterfeit goods that plague society today this is a must read.¤

5) Paperback Book Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crime Wave by Kogan Page. I bought this book as background reading for a client assignment, and was impressed with the author´s balanced perspective about a subject that - as the recent debate over digital rights management illustrates - tends to create strong opinions.

For example, Phillips makes no bones about the fact that counterfeiting is theft and that it is anything but a victimless crime. At the same time, he notes that companies need to convince customers that their products (particularly music and films) have the value that the companies assign to them. He also observes that where there is a huge price difference between legitimate and bootleg product and little in the way of local support, convincing people to buy a genuine product will be tough.

Phillips also makes some interesting points about the links between counterfeiting and organized crime and terrorism, and the prevalence of fake pharmaceuticals and aircraft parts. He does this without being sensational, which is no small accomplishment when you consider that counterfeit parts have been found on Air Force One, and that in some African countries, 80 percent of the medicine is fake.

Readable, informative and highly recommended.¤

6) Paperback Book Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crime Wave by Kogan Page. 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 describes in detail how the counterfeiters´ criminal network costs jobs, cripples developing countries, 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.¤

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