White-collar crime is interesting, as it covers such a wide variety of crimes, for instance counterfeiting products.<\/p>\n
The other term often used for counterfeit products is “pirated” and it refers to products that have been illegally made and are being sold. These knock-offs or bootlegged goods are often regarded as being a great way to save money and really, no one is hurt in the process.<\/p>\n
While it is a great way to save money, rather than buy the original, it is definitely infringing on intellectual property rights. It’s not just selling goods in violation of a copyright either, it is selling goods that specifically imply they are original quality and are authentic when they are not.<\/p>\n
Counterfeiting has an interesting history. It was once referred to as palming off under English common law, meaning the counterfeiter palmed off a fake as being genuine. In doing this, the fraudster was horning in on the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" White-collar crime is interesting, as it covers such a wide variety of crimes, for instance counterfeiting products. The other term often used for counterfeit products is “pirated” and it refers to products that have been illegally made and are being…<\/span><\/p>\n