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Counterfeiting
and piracy
are
spiraling
out of
control. The
drain on our
businesses
and on the
global
economy is
now
significant.
It has
resulted in
the
widespread
loss of
lawful
employment
and a
massive
reduction of
tax
revenues.
The creative
community is
robbed of
reward for
effort and
innovation.
The
incentive to
invest is
reduced.
Consumers
are
increasingly
being harmed
by unsafe
counterfeit
products.
All signals
also point
to linkages
with
organized
crime.
BASCAP is a
business
initiative,
created,
lead and
funded by the
world
business
community,
specifically
brand owners
and
organized by
the
International
Chamber of
Commerce.
In response
to this
threat, the
International
Chamber of
Commerce
and
Gieschen
Consultancy
have
launched the
BASCAP
Intelligence
Reports web
portal . The
objective of
this
partnership
is to
provide
tools to
brand owners
which assist
in their
efforts to monitor,
analyze and
provide the
latest
counterfeit
and piracy
intelligence
to
understand,
formulate
strategies,
and fight
counterfeiting
and piracy.
Four
specialized
applications have
been created
to assist in
these
efforts:
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A
Daily Report
summarizing
global
counterfeit
and piracy
activity
which
assists
brand owners
in
monitoring
their
products and
related
industries. |
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A global
counterfeiting
and piracy
Monthly
Monitor
that
compares
incidents
between
sectors to
help brand
owners
understand
the
magnitude of
the problem. |
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A
Facts &
figures
section
which
summarizes
counterfeit
and piracy
activity to
help brand
owners build
a case for
better
enforcement
or
protection
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A
Search facts
area which
provides
brand owners
the option
of searching
more than
21,000
reports for
counterfeit
and piracy
activity by
brands
counterfeited,
brand
protection
strategies,
industry
reports and
country
specific
data.
This
information
can be used
to assist
investigations,
enforcement
strategies,
or formulate
better
protection
methods.
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