RT Article
T1 The Ethics of Counterfeiting in the Fashion Industry: Quality, Credence and Profit Issues
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 55
IS 4
SP 343
OP 352
A1 Hilton, Brian
A1 Choi, Chong Ju
A1 Chen, Stephen
A2 Choi, Chong Ju
A2 Chen, Stephen
LA English
YR 2004
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785622943
AB One of the greatest problems facing luxury goods firms in a globalizing market is that of counterfeiting. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the different types of counterfeiting that take place in the␣fashion industry and the ethical issues raised. We argue that the problem partly lies in the industry itself. Copying of designs is endemic and condoned, which raises several ethical dilemmas in passing judgment on the practice of counterfeiting. We analyze the ethical issues in a number of different types of counterfeiting encountered in the fashion industry. We conclude with some observations on the general implications for ethics in intellectual property rights.
K1 Counterfeiting
K1 Marketing
K1 Business Ethics
K1 Fashion
DO 10.1007/s10551-004-0989-8