Essays on Counterfeiters

Introduction

The tag dangerous good from China is a term used to refer to the inferior and counterfeit goods that have become dominant in world trade. The issue of counterfeit good has become a global crisis in the recent years. Based on the Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) study, it is realized that, counterfeit products account for up to 7% of World trade. Even though, the percentages cannot be substantiated due to the secretive nature of this market, the figures are expected to rise by 2015 worldwide. Despite the war against counterfeiting, the pirated products could rise to USD 200 billion in the ...

Our society is addicted to fashion labels and items of luxury, yet not everyone can afford these products. When they can’t afford the high-end designers like Louboutin or Louis Vuitton, where do they turn? Sometimes people make due with cheaper brands, but there is another option. They can turn to imitations of these products and buy counterfeits. Not only that, but some people who can afford these luxury items are deceived in buying counterfeits from reputable stores that unknowingly purchased these counterfeits. The subject of fashion counterfeiting came to me a few months ago in my Fashion Survey class. ...

Article Review

Hilton, Choi, and Chen’s article in the Journal of Business Ethics, “The Ethics of Counterfeiting in the Fashion Industry: Quality, Credence and Profit Issues,” discusses the ethical dilemmas that persist in the fashion industry relating to counterfeiting of fashion goods. The immensity of counterfeiting is illustrated by the authors’ example that “Worldwide the International Chamber of Commerce estimates that seven percent of world trade is in counterfeit goods and that the counterfeit market is worth $350 billion” (345). They identify the possible ethical basis for analyzing fashion counterfeiting as utilitarianism, distributive justice, the Moral Rights of Man, and ...