Irresponsible Study Claims Counterfeiting Is A Good Thing

by Justin Fenner | 4:42 pm, August 31st, 2010

An adviser to the British Home Office has co-written a study claiming that counterfeit designer goods aren’t really that bad for the fashion industry. In fact, the study claims, counterfeit goods have less of a financial impact on the rag trade than we previously thought, and that selling fake Louis Vuitton Speedy 25s on the side of the road is really a good thing. There are a few reasons why, to put it not-so-politely, this is B.S.