Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism

Author

Ridgeway, Greg ; Gouka, Jeremiah ; Cunningham, Karla J ; Matthies, Carl ; Treverton, Gregory F

Year

2009

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Type

BOOK

Description

A study of the involvement of organized-crime and terrorist groups in product counterfeiting. Case studies of film piracy illustrate the problem of criminal--and perhaps terrorist--groups using this new high-payoff, low-risk way to fund their activities. Cooperation among law enforcement and governments worldwide is needed to combat intellectual-property theft, which threatens the global information economy, public safety, and national security.