Knockoff: the Deadly Trade in Counterfeit

Counterfeiting is one of the fastest growing industries in the world - it is a market worth more than $500 billion, or 7 per cent of the world's trade. In this compelling account, Knockoff exposes the truth behind the fakes and uncovers the shocking consequences of dealing in counterfeit goods. Travelling 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. This disturbing book will make you squirm in your seat if you've ever purchased counterfeit goods.

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction: The knockoff economy	p. 1
Anything Under the Sun
The second-oldest profession	p. 7
Super Cow	p. 8
Lies, damn lies, knockoffs	p. 10
Counterfeit equals theft	p. 11
The little guy loses	p. 12
It's your responsibility	p. 15
Brand bandits	p. 19
Fake economics	p. 20
Knockoffs can seriously damage your health	p. 21
The ghost shift	p. 25
Counterfeit Alley	p. 31
Something for the weekend	p. 32
Showdown in Midtown	p. 35
Canal Street	p. 38
Sex and the purse party	p. 43
The handbag of success	p. 43
Party bags	p. 48
Infiltrating the middle classes	p. 50
Inside the Knockoff Economy
Copying is a beautiful thing	p. 55
Silk Alley	p. 55
Waking the sleeping cat	p. 57
The top of the speed	p. 60
The big country	p. 63
A greater Europe	p. 67
The Italian job	p. 68
Making crime pay	p. 70
The dark side	p. 73
The Wild East	p. 73
Crossing borders	p. 77
I thought I had seen everything	p. 79
It's war	p. 80
Under the surface	p. 83
Where buyers and sellers meet	p. 87
The global marketplace	p. 88
Trust and safety	p. 89
Anything goes?	p. 92
War and peace	p. 95
Money talks	p. 96
Where are the good guys?	p. 97
Tough Love	p. 100
Closing the deal	p. 102
You Can't Compete with Free
Illusions	p. 109
The content crisis	p. 110
Pirates ahoy	p. 112
A silent spring in Hanoi	p. 113
Lifting the stone	p. 117
A hidden problem	p. 118
One in three	p. 121
Organized criminals	p. 123
Ordinary criminals	p. 127
Snide	p. 128
Global cottage industry	p. 130
The lowest priority	p. 132
Turning guns into CD burners	p. 137
The Lion Kings	p. 138
Everybody loves a bargain	p. 140
A blackhole	p. 143
Making a scene	p. 145
Behind The Scene	p. 146
From the top	p. 147
Stop, thief	p. 150
It's like an addiction	p. 152
From Russia with Windows	p. 155
One out of three ain't bad	p. 155
Evolution, not revolution	p. 157
Under the counter	p. 159
Quick! Send for the ferret	p. 162
Counterfeit Killers
The capital of bogus parts	p. 169
Bogus beware	p. 170
Blind and toothless?	p. 172
The $10,000 bolt	p. 174
Under the hood	p. 179
A perfect environment	p. 180
A workshop near you	p. 182
Show us the dead bodies	p. 187
Redefining the problem	p. 188
Tap water doesn't cure cancer	p. 190
A good-looking tablet	p. 191
Controlling the supply chain	p. 192
The 1 per cent solution	p. 195
Men in white coats	p. 201
A deal you can refuse	p. 202
Drug tourism	p. 204
Someone has to pay	p. 207
Dora Akunyili must not die	p. 209
The NAFDAC woman	p. 210
Cleaning up	p. 212
Muddying the waters	p. 215
Conclusion: Whack a mole	p. 219
Appendix	p. 223
Index	p. 233
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