Counterfeiting is a Crime Against Innovation, With Kebharu Smith
- Author
- Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) — The Leading Think Tank for Science and Tech Policy
- Published
- Mon 07 Aug 2023
- Episode Link
- https://itif.org/publications/2023/08/07/counterfeiting-is-a-crime-against-innovation-with-kebharu-smith/
Counterfeiting—one of the oldest, simplest crimes—has only continued to evolve as technology has grown more complex. Rob and Jackie sat down with Kebharu Smith, director of Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit and Associate General Counsel, to talk about how counterfeiting negatively impacts business, taxes, intellectual property, and innovation itself.
Mentioned
- Becca Trate and Daniel Castro. Best Practices to Combat Online Sale of Counterfeits in the EU and US, (ITIF, July 2022).
Related
- Sujai Shivakumar. How Data-Sharing Partnerships Can Thwart Counterfeits on Online Marketplaces, (March 2021).
