COUNTER - Counterfeiting and piracy research

Socio-economic and cultural impacts of counterfeit goods consumption

Client: European Commission
Scientific supervisors: Maria Lillà Montagnani, Maurizio Borghi
Research team: Aura Bertoni, Elisa Brodi, Laura Forti

 

COUNTER is a European research project exploring the consumption of counterfeit and pirated leisure goods.
Funded by the European Commission's Framework 7 programme, the COUNTER research project is designed to collect data, generate knowledge and disseminate findings on the European landscape for the consumption of counterfeit consumer goods.
It proposes a research project that explores:

  • Frequency and distribution of counterfeits
  • Consumer attitudes to counterfeit and pirated goods
  • Legal and ethical frameworks for intellectual property
  • Policy options for engaging with the consumers of counterfeits
  • The use of copyrighted goods in the creation of new cultural artefacts
  • Impacts of counterfeiting and control of intellectual property.