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The UK Intellectual Property Office cites statistics which suggest that it is not just those from low income households who buy fake goods, but that buying fakes has become more socially acceptable, particularly as the quality of many goods has improved to the extent that it is sometimes very difficult to tell the difference between real and fake. These were also less stigma attached to owning counterfeit items; two thirds of fake buyers admitted to their friends they’d bought a fake. However three quarters of those interviewed said they would stop buying fakes if they had proof they were financing criminal activities. According to the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), counterfeiting and piracy - a global trade worth some $250bn - is rapidly becoming the preferred method of funding for a significant number of terrorist groups. Interpol estimates that profits raised from counterfeiting are similar to those from drug trafficking. BBC News Report, Sunday 30th September 2007 The Federation against Copyright theft http://www.fact-uk.org.uk Interpol; global police body; links between pirating, trafficking, terrorism
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