The economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy.
Contributors: Avery, Peter.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry. Structural Policy Division.; SourceOECD (Online service)
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Paris, France]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9789264045514
Subjects: Product counterfeiting; Piracy (Copyright); Intellectual property infringement -- Economic aspects
Description: This study develops and applies a rigorous methodology to estimate the incidence of counterfeit and pirated items in world trade. This methodology can be used in the future to refine the assessment as the quality and quantity of data improve. The study also provides an analysis of the market for counterfeit and pirated goods and the effects on various affected parties, ranging from the owners of the intellectual property rights, to consumers and governments. The study also provides a number of in-depth snapshots of different industry sectors, highlighting how those sectors are affected by counterfeiting and piracy, and how they are responding.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Prepared by the Structural Policy Division of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry ... The main authors were Peter Avery ... [et al.]"--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Overall assessment of counterfeiting and piracy. Introduction; title: The markets for counterfeit and pirated goods; title: Current conditions in counterfeiting and piracy; title: Estimating the magnitude of counterfeiting and piracy; title: Examining the economic effects of counterfeiting and piracy; title: Improving information and analysis; title: pt. 2. Combating counterfeiting and piracy. An overview of government and industry initiatives; title: pt. 3. Industry sector overviews. Audio and visual sectors; title: Automotive sector; title: Electrical components sector; title: Food and drink sector; title: Pharmaceuticals; title: Tobacco sector.