DooKey
[H]F Junkie
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It's getting more and more difficult these days to buy a real product versus one that is counterfeit if you don't do your homework. The Counterfeit Report has found over 1,900 counterfeit products on the Walmart website and even though they submitted infringement complaints many of them stayed up for long periods of time or were just relisted. Also, this isn't just a Walmart problem because the GAO has found that almost 50% of items purchased during their investigation of the problem on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Sears, and Newegg were counterfeit. Do your homework and don't reward the counterfeiters with your purchase. Just do the right thing and spend a little more to support the actual rights holder of the goods you buy.
Companies that enable and facilitate criminal activity and profit from dishonest sales which impact consumer safety, jobs and public trust create a public perception of deception and impunity. However, their reputation damage is only a small part of the problem: the value of counterfeit and pirated goods is forecast to grow to $2.8 trillion and cost 5.4 million net job losses2 by 2022, while manufacturer's brand integrity is tarnished or destroyed. Counterfeiting is now the world's largest criminal enterprise.
Companies that enable and facilitate criminal activity and profit from dishonest sales which impact consumer safety, jobs and public trust create a public perception of deception and impunity. However, their reputation damage is only a small part of the problem: the value of counterfeit and pirated goods is forecast to grow to $2.8 trillion and cost 5.4 million net job losses2 by 2022, while manufacturer's brand integrity is tarnished or destroyed. Counterfeiting is now the world's largest criminal enterprise.