Faking It The Rise of the Counterfeit Goods Trade /

The old saying about imitation and flattery is of little consolation when forged products wreak havoc on consumers. Merchants and manufacturers suffer too, as the global traffic in counterfeit goods bypasses most honest forms of business. This program follows investigators as they track the flow of...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Java (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], c2009.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (55 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Table of Contents:
  • Problem of Counterfeit Products (5:20)
  • Source of Counterfeit Goods (7:17)
  • Safety of Counterfeit Goods (4:13)
  • In Search of Factories That Produce Fakes (3:53)
  • Prevalence of Fake Goods (2:47)
  • Consumer Deception (1:41)
  • European Counterfeit Hunters (9:05)
  • Fake Medicines in Cambodia (3:47)
  • French Authorities Search for Fake Medicines (2:55)
  • Fake Medicines Enter France (2:12)
  • Pfizer's Viagra Product Counterfeited (3:50)
  • Counterfeit Car Parts Market (6:47)
  • Seized Counterfeit Cargo (1:34)
  • Credits: Faking It: The Rise of the Counterfeit Goods Trade (0:19)