Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism

• Main Author: Treverton, Gregory F (auth)
• Other Authors: Matthies, Carl (auth), Cunningham, Karla J (auth), Gouka, Jeremiah (auth), Ridgeway, Greg (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2009
• Subjects: Warfare & defence; Terrorism, armed struggle; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A study of the involvement of organized-crime and terrorist groups in product counterfeiting. Case studies of film piracy illustrate the problem of criminal--and perhaps terrorist--groups using this new high-payoff, low-risk way to fund their activities. Cooperation among law enforcement and governm...