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Business
Software Alliance
Tips on
avoiding pirated computer software.
http://www.bsa.org/
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Camera
& Imaging Products Association
A warning
from CIPA about the dangers of using counterfeit battery packs
in cameras.
http://www.cipa.jp/battery/index_e.html
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Corporate
Travel Safety
Advice
on spotting counterfeit goods and how to avoid getting ripped
off when shopping abroad.
http://www.corporatetravelsafety.com/Guide
to barganing overseas.htm
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Counterfeiting
Intelligence Bureau
News and
information about counterfeiting worldwide.
http://www.iccwbo.org/ccs/menu_cib_bureau.asp
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Creative
Commons
Offers
flexible copyright licenses for creative works. 
http://creativecommons.org/
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Federation
Against Software Theft
Find out
how you can avoid unwittingly purchasing pirated software
that could damage your PC. Just click on the link marked "Anti-Piracy"
and then the one showing "information for consumers" to get
to the relevant section of the site.
http://www.fast.org.uk/
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IFPI
The IFPI
is an international organization dedicated to fighting music
piracy in all its forms. The website contains lots of advice
on identifying pirate or counterfeit music products.
http://www.ifpi.org/
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/library/identifying-pirate-cd-dvd-english.pdf
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International
Intellectual Property Alliance
The IIAP
is engaged in a worldwide battle against copyright piracy.
Its site includes reports on the levels of copyright theft
in various countries around the world.
http://www.iipa.com/
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Just
Ask SAM
Advice
for businesses on formulating successful software asset management
strategies.
http://www.justasksam.co.uk/
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Knockoff:
The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods
A book
by Tim Phillips which looks at the shocking economic, social
and political impact of the world's biggest industry.
http://www.kogan-page.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=0749443790
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Pharma-Anticounterfeiting
A directory
of international organizations involved in the fight against
counterfeiting.
http://www.pharma-anticounterfeiting.info/DirectoryOfInternationalOrganizations.doc
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Scambusters.org
Offers
seven tips for avoiding counterfeit items online.
http://www.scambusters.org/Scambusters31.html
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The
Anti-Counterfeiting Group
The ACG
represents over 200 companies in 30 different countries operating
in all sectors of industry from toys to pharmaceuticals, clothing
to car parts and software to music, in their fight against
the trade in fakes.
http://www.a-cg.com/
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The
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Learn more
about the safer, smarter and more secure money designs for
US dollar notes.
http://www.moneyfactory.com/
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Tilleke
and Gibbins
This fascinating
site, which gives details of a counterfeit goods museum in
Bangkok, also serves as a lesson in just how many goods are
pirated in the Far East and how convincing many of the copies
are. Make sure you don't get caught out and hand over good
money for fakes while travelling in the region.
http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com/Museum/museum.htm
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Trace
Use this
site to avoid buying lost, stolen or looted items, or to list
stolen items reported to the police.
http://www.trace.com/
http://www.mythings.com/
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Use
of Security Devices on Currencies Worldwide
Charts
the various security measures used on currencies worldwide
to thwart counterfeiters.
http://currency_den.tripod.com/Travis/devicetable.html
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