Counterfeiting and terrorism
From: Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice | Editorial
Marius Schneider
Identifying and cutting off terrorists’ access to funding has become a key priority for the international community. It is thus not surprising that while the United Nations, the European Union, G8 and others present action plans to dry up financial sources for terrorists, right-holder organizations remind the authorities and policymakers of the links between counterfeiting and terrorism.
The French right-holders’ association Union des Fabricants (Unifab) has presented a report on ‘Counterfeiting & Terrorism’ (available at: http://www.unifab.com/images/Rapport-A-Terrorisme-2015_GB.pdf ) in which they highlight the proven links between counterfeiting and terrorism. The thoroughly documented report presents the involvement of several terrorist organizations in counterfeiting activities, explains the reasons for this choice and recommends further actions.
