Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism

Gregory F. Treverton, Carl Matthies, Karla J. Cunningham, Jeremiah Goulka, Greg Ridgeway, Anny Wong, “Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism”
RAND Corporation | 2009 | ISBN: 0833045652 | 190 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

From Preface
This report presents the findings of research into the involvement of
organized crime and terrorist groups in counterfeiting a wide range
of products, from watches to automobile parts, from pharmaceuticals
to computer software. It presents detailed case studies from around
the globe in one area of counterfeiting, film piracy, to illustrate the
broader problem of criminal—and perhaps terrorist—groups finding a
new and not-much-discussed way of funding their nefarious activities.
Although there is less evidence of involvement by terrorists, piracy is
high in payoff and low in risk for both groups, often taking place under
the radar of law enforcement....

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