Counterfeit Goods

Everyone has a right to trade fairly and to buy safe products

Counterfeit products can be found in many forms such as clothing, DVD's, computer software and games, perfume, jewellery to name just the obvious. But car and airplane parts, tyres, tools, electrical goods, batteries and children's toys are also copied. These products may seem like a bargain, or you may be unfortunate to have paid the recommended retail price for what you believed was a genuine item. These products are of inferior quality but also they can be dangerous.

Buying counterfeit products not only delays and disrupts new product development, but also puts genuine local traders out of business. And, you may not realise that buying fake goods also supports serious crime such as drug dealing, human trafficking and prostitution. It can also provide an additional, undeclared income to benefit cheats.

Useful Links

The Federation Against Copyright Theft|

The Federation Against Copyright Theft is a representative trade body that is committed to protecting the interests of the audio-visual industry in the fight against pirate film and DVDs and the increasing threat from online piracy.

The Federation Against Software Theft|

The Federation Against Software Theft was set up in 1984 by the British Computer Society's Copyright Committee. It was the world's first anti-software piracy organisation working to protect the intellectual property rights of software publishers.

British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|