The punishment of treason, piracy, counterfeiting, as well as crimes committed on the high seas or against the law of nations, followed from relatively explicit constitutional authority.
Bills come in from other countries — Peru is a particularly big contributor — or from local criminals who shift to counterfeiting as an alternative to the drug trade.
Such telltale signs of counterfeiting as poorly sewn labels, inferior stitching and materials that reek of petroleum don't seem to deter many shoppers, especially the young.
Those signatures sometimes as many as six, hand inscribed on a single bill were another precaution against counterfeiting, as were the words " 'Tis Death to Counterfeit".
The World Trade Organization WTOO) defines product counterfeiting as: "Unauthorized representation of a registered trademark carried on goods identical or similar to goods for which the trademark is registered, with a view to deceiving the purchaser into believing that he/she is buying the original goods" (WTO, 2011).
The ICG report elaborates on Iranian government negligence, noting how "smugglers of counterfeits as well as black market operators have seized the opportunity to maximize their profit".
The designer brand also sued a St . Louisflea market for selling counterfeits, as well as an Austin shoe store for selling two pairs of fake boots.
Still, there was a scary moment, in 2010, when the entrance wristbands were counterfeited and, as Tollett put it, "we lost control of the gate".
Since the 1970s, the North Korean government has been accused of condoning, and even encouraging, its agencies to bring in badly needed hard currency through criminal activities, such as counterfeiting dollars and cigarettes, as well as selling weapons.
Here he attempts to exploit and subvert that, presenting "Counterfeit Scenario" as something of a rehearsal in which he — and Ms. Green, following his verbal prompts — is trying to build the finished performance.
