Overruns or copies made from left over material, Condoned Copies made by other designers of fashion houses, and Copies made by the fashion houses themselves. An interesting argument protecting the counterfeiter themselves is that much of this counterfeiting is done in countries in economic peril, and perhaps the counterfeiter has a right to make a living whatever way they can. Then what is questioned is whose moral right is more important, the designer or the counterfeiter. The fact is that the high-end
attempts to look at the scale of counterfeiting, the reasons for its growth and the consumer’s attitudes towards counterfeited products. It also provides information about how the counterfeit market poses challenges for customer-brand relations and the strategies that brands can implement to overcome these challenges. EXPLANATION OF TERMS: Counterfeiting refers to the unwarranted use of a company’s brand name, logo and the like (Staake et al. 2009). Deceptive counterfeiting is where the consumers do
The Software Piracy Problem in China 1. The truth: Software piracy at issue in China. Surprisingly, software counterfeiting has such a profitable global market that “organized criminal groups using the proceeds from software counterfeiting to pay for terrorist operations overseas”, according to Brad Smith, Microsoft general counsel international. [1] Even though most people nowadays are aware of pirated software either from various news medium, or by seeing illegal software copies distributed
a succession of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to reign in Morocco. The current Moroccan royal family belongs to the Alawite dynasty, which dates back from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and began a 50 year period of trade rivalry amongst other European powers. Shortly after this in 1912, the French made Morocco a protectorate country. The French rule ended in 1956 with Morocco’s independence. Sultan Mohammed V, the current monarch’s grandfather, organized
Donovan Feenstra Business: It’s Legal, Ethical and Social Environment Mr. Lee Gilbert November 6, 2014 Software Piracy What is Software Piracy? Software piracy is the illegal copying of software for distribution within an organization, to friends, clubs or other groups, and also for duplication and resale. Although it may seem innocent enough to install an application on additional machines (which is also called “softloading” or “softlifting”), the profits of software companies become severely damaged
Along with the huge population comes a market that is unmatched by any other country of the world. Both domestic companies and foreign companies want to tap into this large market that just recently embraced capitalism and entered into the World Trade Organization. China also provided a labor force that is able to tackle both white-collar and blue-collar job positions. This made foreign companies rush both monetary and technological resources into China to utilize the manufacturing and development
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perspective they are able to maximise their value through franchise, licensing out or transfer their Intellectual property. Second of all, there are eight types of intellectual property. They are Patent, Trade Mark, Registered Design, Plant Varieties Protection, Copyright, Geographical Indication, Trade Secret and Layout-design of an integrated circuit. Intellectual Property refers to the creation of human minds for which exclusive rights are recognised. Innovators, artistes and
steal. The copies made are as good as the original software and can be made quickly in large quantities. This makes it very difficult to effectively enforce anti-piracy laws, as the officials cannot raid each and every home in search of illegal copies of copyrighted software. In India, with a population of over 1 billion, effective enforcement of anti-piracy laws is a ponderous task. The government of India possesses neither the will nor the finances to dedicate a chunk of its budget to enforcing copyright