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Title: Counterfeiting Essay
Description: HIGH QUALITY counterfeit essay - complemented with an additional list of sources. Discusses piracy and its implications on the market and consumers from an objective standpoint.
Description: HIGH QUALITY counterfeit essay - complemented with an additional list of sources. Discusses piracy and its implications on the market and consumers from an objective standpoint.
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Counterfeiting and Piracy
Jonathan Lin
Counterfeiting and piracy are terms used to describe a range of illicit and unlicensed activities linked to the
infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR), and the violation of constitutional and administrative rights
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Evidence suggests that international trade ‘corruption’ precipitates the most significant economic growth in
engaged, globalizing East Asian economies such as Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore
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These counterfeit factories are perpetuated by supply chains that extend into western companies and corporations;
they encompass hundreds of suppliers who provide the resources required for the inflated production and
distribution of counterfeit products
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Based on a recent quantitative analysis conducted by the OECD, it is conceived that the volume of tangible
counterfeit and pirated products in international trade could reach up to 250 billion USD
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However, this figure does not include counterfeit and pirated products that are produced and consumed
domestically, nor does it consist of the significant volume of pirated digital products that are being distributed via
the Internet
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In spite of all the vigorous attempts to eradicate and abolish counterfeit and piracy organizations, the matter has
gone out of control, and has become a plague that affects practically every economy and financial system in
existence
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This high
percentage can be attributed to modern advances in technology, emerging markets, international trade, and an
increased share of products that are attractive to replicate, such as branded software or clothing
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Corporate industries defend their concepts through various legal instruments such as copyrights, trademarks, patents,
and models
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Risks are particularly high for industries that have a dependency on research and development, which account for a
large portion of the costs in comparison to the finalised product
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This has restrained development, growth and competitiveness, production rates and
even forcing industries to shut down
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Counterfeiters have a
distinct advantage
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This would clearly deter legitimate manufacturing companies from releasing new, innovative products, designs or
models
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Consumers tend to select the bargain product, which has an identical semblance and appearance to the branded,
genuine product, and is believed to be fully operative and functional
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This perception applies to digital goods as opposed to tangible goods, especially when monetary profits are not
generated by the parties engaged in the piracy
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Supposedly, these products have exceeded the governmental
conformity assessment, and have invested in quality materials and research and development
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On the other hand, counterfeit manufacturers can easily misappropriate the brand’s prestige, profiting from their
goodwill and benevolence
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Consumer health, vitality, and strength, suffer from the mislead decisions of counterfeit manufacturers
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Producers of counterfeit
goods often bypass rigorous testing procedures and safety standards issued by the government, which can present
severe health and safety risks to the consumers
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Products' whose
profit margins are high are prone to be targeted by counterfeiters and pirates, taking into account the risks of
detection, the potential penalties, the magnitude of the markets that could be exploited, and the logistical and
technological rationale used to face challenges in producing and distributing products
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The detriment to the health, physical state and wellbeing of consumers is manifested by the negative effects of
pharmaceutical and medicinal counterfeits
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Contrary to popular belief, pharmaceutical medicines are often produced with the labelled ingredients that are not
provided in the optimum dosage, and are often coalesced with toxic or poisonous chemicals
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In some extreme cases, potentially harmful medications are examined in a laboratory, where trained specialists
determine the drug’s chemical composition and constitution, and whether or not it is ample for human consumption
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This forms a strong discrepancy
to the statistics the World Health Organization is compiling, which includes a report that claims that, ‘in some
regions of the world, counterfeit medications have surpassed 50% of all of the medications in circulation’
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Patients are expecting to receive
highquality, serviceable medications for the money they have invested, and are anticipating that the medicines will
cure their diseases and conditions without uncertainty
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These fatal viruses include: tuberculosis, cholera, malaria, antiretrovirals, corticosteroids, and even
cancer
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On the digital market, many users of pirated digital goods seem unaware of potential security risks associated with
their online activity, which includes file exchanging, torrenting and surfing
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In contrast to tangible products, the profit motive is often absent in the piracy of digital products
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Furthermore, a vast majority of suppliers in the digital market are not driven by profit motives, but by other
noneconomic factors, such as gaining recognition within a community, or reciprocating free access to other users
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The profit margins and markups from counterfeiting and piracy are exceptionally high in comparison to other forms
of illicit dealings and trafficking
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As a result, the trade in fake
goods is considered to be high profit, but also involving a high risk
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The advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web has provided counterfeiters with additional passages and
extended means of reaching consumers worldwide
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Summatively, counterfeiting and piracy impact the public budgets of the Member States, which a state that is a
is
member of an international organisation
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Unfortunately, Member State governments often bear the costs associated with addressing the consequences of
counterfeiting through further expenditures and funds devoted to consumer security, and law enforcement
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For those reasons, I strongly believe that counterfeiting and piracy is an industry that is gaining ground on our
economy and leading us into a full on financial crisis, and should be dealt with as soon as possible
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Counterfeiting is also a clandestine profession
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Title: Counterfeiting Essay
Description: HIGH QUALITY counterfeit essay - complemented with an additional list of sources. Discusses piracy and its implications on the market and consumers from an objective standpoint.
Description: HIGH QUALITY counterfeit essay - complemented with an additional list of sources. Discusses piracy and its implications on the market and consumers from an objective standpoint.