Legal/privacy
December 17, 2010
By Rachel Lamb
Prestige brands continue their epochal battle against piracy and counterfeiting in hopes of stemming both lost revenue and tarnished brand equity.
{"ct":"zNDh2Lip28k+4dphypCOLV\/feWz9V8Ng6Ps7Sfbh2DMxr3CBo+BMLJjW8F166ulCfPTLCcP15lVi4nPMq2DFZ519uBfbfSa9XpPeeJfauCFS+JkaNoxd+jsOKRhkGBgMd4IZHzvkYHIlWZywBF9VtHGVu96c79moHJXNcwIU68ISTJa2+nL07VYyxyTBCVHUrWzvlpU27AARY6i95x9bsp4oH+UELijbQ+I0bGlQHi3lof3vfwN\/P8o+\/hTgVYcKbxKHITuuK9vZPNRnKkw\/lXZ6sOdNcamLot+k5qNozI45GKSCI9I5ZR+lb6eW0FWxVCv\/8AjKdhUaycvMge1ZXZgRMQK5uyetzJDbSu+1skRnHZpktGbIWHh\/kbRoh9wU+TZLSYQrlzA11aiXU9jSMOBKNJLm250tY5z2y0hfshEULLRrecCwas9SnlIwC8z3Iioxaf4hdlzgiWtcV7hviKDT5qCg9ofq4GsWVkNAs\/Uqxl2hj4ePaby5NUFqLfOWRNfP1Cp5Quv9+d2w1jjtDCTKX3ASgvOCzo8p9J5PvJZD3tlucRPRWWmGxQRDFxbnKcwfhFMRkYvA8eVVl0JvKD2C+9L0xSFQAK4P9fE6gi0SOVdqUWRWdtj\/Me0baDUeaKNto86LJOf2sVo6Rt3Yyrp1RXVRLcC9eZNA6KvWHOCSKA1oA14WlQ9ahtooJmCSJihYZqyGH1zXX+S1qG4oYmF5+BRty1mekMqRwkX+cwoIcwLF48z3yRi6aje6qL9AO9kFBxbTJZTY+3PBzldIwmKJ0VHZweqzYzZ95i1amDRUcV1mlCEoeUGT8uVlOMMSO2ZGl+\/QufLRaE+TV79xl83I2RTUFKu\/fOkjecl3b29eZC58GGXBNy+Mo+ood\/Ehev2EbCnk+OM3JNEQxeIcxU\/MOlArnZRgc3taP+HPmXAv938eEMVkd3p3S759jX\/vebyQm9sPZZxjmxvgZ+HyLnetKDpRTRcc8Rs3tthwY6mSsi4PKHutmebBtZnuRl+9zCvbdtjdVndSpEgA8tCUsncihyLFYA3gK88RDtjLEzYP1iOePSuZzvJm2emBx7PgapO3iIR6hOqg2\/Rw4OcJi87RKysqNaR3YcWi\/dPEVerDRgXoVuDsqRvnbwvWbSV9SPIsZB5Tcr0X\/ZvKpMBr5CiyGzvN6wnctGFGzKyRRhqS9ppjekPXwDR7MZ7FOhcCmTBihUXAnqStL3ManjLsvSxcUZ8s6AAi9TO1kFMRDxuC++fI3D5Ex8mzVy21FfSyvd0mAG6HDselISwWdXZr+NWYlXP5YVfmlwljNEz+pmBX5Oa9uPDvvW51iCThj6jkaUeQkYXGXTJVX1rbjwH4Nf5C9pzRSMOm9dKJmZu8oAoRiVcDxqwXPjD3wThof02+1\/sbuJsH8Myi4iLJtaQY5B31g\/12kXfxwtUPk5IOTjNQdEuFccd+mTmJh\/cqdjIz4u65O\/NakBc\/N3zIu5AmTqqq+A5MXAEmk77ZMKpxEwH4KkO5cl2rfFjzk1Z4Xy9G\/KROJi72xb26pU32AEqXGKNXCL2IxYDGEUlV1JuqT\/83sG6eP4rskdfHmtl1gkD7w2lAGxfEG8WWMBsm5xiyxaIjGx2SQ0yrkf8vKpTV3Br1qbBtt4AjcSOwj4SdwFYP3yuRIiJK6Fpmjq3XJW\/iGPhgopQSl3pEm6RFBUXBH16h6ALp4e9FEOhLxT89YxLuNnn0\/JSDhwh83vBjcGOis1rcOjl7SLMk\/z4+Pk6iMeqWeTg8vsmenoIyd05WcODCVkOMWWiMVpySdrjKU0FcVIADg37NvvctDDOTfQriYRzVDh+SUd1ZDpsbwazqV6I9cSHKh9kuuumLWmMCpUFdSMNntRMsfm+NNAadkzAk7HLa6AYZM4mjGtUd8ZRqAIbLSe0+4cp9hSu8kO0qIUAFoO3M+IjKxAfphLe+hB0YDPfD0JYrKcUfc\/9rkBSUkntIys6BYmuqiBCpSquCpt\/4edpHccP6tcKXHdBi743p1oF3KK+igVI9wxqnSwmy9l1\/wxaIx\/5d9O8qpNKO4p922EzE+oeTIqTHwqa9TB4s5in9XGq6UflDDIXl+yyry24Hl1HkVlWQJxq8OaUgJ2cOpqDgjAm3I4NucInhRECG1hnvRT6ikEH2u8El7\/De9lCbc+emZX4HPmmGOI4\/bw1u2xPlzreSzsrX0Ud7XE7TpqokoEd1nZQHMsrgD25zkQIftvPIRaVWjx8ty++\/BSK5ZDGu0xfRKzClvPnobUuKPAvxf0HojQV5cSkZ5kRFD+f7Th\/LNOIta6yQ4Bh5TfrgNfWoo9yvTXbVd9vwSz3O5QYeXR5RUxlMam5R81TgbY9eSlpJ1EyznNJnAd1AZFp4uoapBYguaDclZsNapxZviBCmGUDs2eas\/Wse8qvwtiCYpQDVBZI3QWWrSn7kt5cSereZwzqwlEXSh4rEz+YGL7lYQW3HKrGKqUzzuLXnChDq+oPZVqEm55NrzxHcYL+ucOiNLM20CRX0QH50tDK\/8YfSVyz0E+h81MrToq+U5uLjWEm3oHrNsOp8zC+cD\/DzW87UWI+TCbzachDW3gks3Wr6y8YKwAKEz3cV6FnwSboMMdyZWNY22g0aSXtt3bZgSb8AxsSzGz2KLt82wKJ7h\/\/lHN3JqeduLehhut6cXhEZvSVXVi1WolKvceldph9a9O7yafgZj3eNekm0cP6b2nxTBPMqqiBfPOp17nhr9KLoDN6vODeRZdZlWN1U3nRpGf+BW+Iw1h1rJOMrK6d5y4eqMHTiqCkFIFksx1gEP5SPV1fRpZxib9kPMcOxoeEeDo3osYxnKyWZxP4h\/4X9u8VIqqFncgYoYStrQeLZSMq7\/2sEMB51DScAtOyROhCgjPIYZ7deslg98tc1n4\/Cgn0\/Tq0eBIkHiUSnD4XAB9HkokhEgHgf0FgB0xSZkdT9Rolo4mKqL9gOszea1T3aF2\/ZBpYKiWWFGTGkNcT+YNcG2qhQLfmVzWukjaL0VhaEKDpyxANeSFYdLKmDiwLCW1ah0vHeKFmBMV2iWDZcoPkLYjOA\/WXiOve3a\/1xZF7ce2zE6xBwp+tbaaJCamsLvTSc5y+miGGrA1fkJyFhRo2CCwIQn31EgwMWKDGtzm4I0m5Q4QX1CUS45dInm1LJmNTqBMA9LbVeqZsB171AIHyY0v2lYbyT2V2zD9FGtk33rAI29FsAL4e1CoheKkfUu3dcIjixGUa5uvYwjs1cTU1Lp0de\/ZIsFkIVYsFn9l7cBOY0XS5QklFGwDUqp4QlY4Fpg2dv+AR2buF6WCkMrCvqHf1a69lDYRRTPGHhGpZXoqVzROd5uODUeDQhoOFjPaSG+OwkjMlKXrO8Nk77go8ugG\/RPp+TWNmNQbAUSBQvnxbDsJ6cO4xtfBDBtwkk6G3Np2ZrHn+MC\/2eh4OMIYE8\/RyZKMeYCy20SHU8hpjfdRReD7QdA6wp+1xxIpSBDgSMJL94R18P6t5ypL6aF3IRoRMxxYNof+MY\/CamZp52yVBXp2Kg5ws3drpUDW7+lUl+xbBd40hOS8e46SViiVjcd0gH\/grp85NRnta20TQhKMveBlBk35ZX+ox6Mxu5\/r73\/AtC2gdtzNmjdPTr7ad9LeA8dulRnnXe1bYPw4\/eLVEjN+2taCVUzOFiUZonde5gREVWIgac1nVGL58ytYtGj+Iqf5oeHmOPstE5\/0f2QWyCzKDKd918Ct2x5stU4yJCz0vZb70nVQ2MR3HrFn1vPC\/FmvguX+fo8xV1WWTEprsHJrjHSAiMax05HJdN522Nf2yFktiFkRrBrtb8fk1lS0dn1Wcw48iTtmnibTtrUOuyCKQryZno5g8342DjBnXAEWR980bYDYKiymsGbUSEbfFFasktky+KTH3lO5r6gLvYrKaeAlV2FfNiCc2CvJKfs3Y6y62P7JAGh19NwVv\/2rVP\/5U7+e3GLjbD4NnaGHertEQOjgePXixC2+GAAN\/xGPq4DWvdmsFPcJLTHgvJCdljhBI1PiNvE+cAq3Kph3Vgfz17cVxBd88WYz11Kc92kW2NQycGfrvmU5mEbCrIyyPq4kHrUaPrWiynTHxN\/iAiBZDunGUSBaIu++FXagZoEs8romFrcpKjlcJg+CL8Lgv02FrD8soahazUjR033ui0dmZL6pnTcQMLtl88m0vstjzcDBS8oJjlVySDzwTHsdSlUD5iaGbMG+084qPxNtZqYJVCoMbkmF7+hLmV9dpVJje5suGF57hMq2b40biYm\/qw+DJ1KfgKRx0MoQLuoyI76qdlZQxjbQRZtwYSmj0bUZI7vfE1tNfIoXAuXLfe4I0mPauKsW6lZYHVBXiunf9gdIc+erGX9tgdcgEQZOWxKqnEVDb4i8lejqP+D4EMtizvbR3j5hlfWnfN1OlyC0kDqWZ2bChiunWSmNanBtMeoqBF3vms6C2RRpET6tK20o8ORUA5KeWDx+SbI7ccZr0vz41Fhk+SWmJg+2\/7Ruc+TQRgaPn1zvvTqaTimYZtvH7aD+Urgbnx9RBmqWmuMEyUCMRZ11mCTCKp9Wd4g7WLn+QLTG5B0LJOhz1+jzQLTHACp6t7NedPwIKZFsLi76xDaDTPO\/dk1c3s3PFeaUrEbo7IkPssbtFfQXqyzOkssUqALLycudTuUDKhUe421O\/atEHJttN4kEZ\/TfUASz2lnU8kZihCGc07cI+dCv7lNw1QavWQQDGbkF9fiBuXFAe99T6sAG7JGvcwKaMKWz3QwOkKQYOd2JDgVd7j3BGcRLmx6H64czb8EV6fXUhlnjx8p2KDGpp3xa1cjQ2krzW9PciuJPXpPchtAtpYnUWptujYVNEPI3Bb1wcmdqlzGRoHkwUKrK7LyL61WB8prB\/90QxZdueOf53SCn4+dFsiwws253oRyGvzAHlgZq1a0lO6YXqel8qwYNUYtzskB9z3AvYagZC7HgwMnYkFaa5O+otQStQY2nbIY8Fe\/PUaofcCoqX8frmacyCcLKIION9lqo8JFVbggCQKlbvDuJ85znqCbzRhfKKjRIvWL6k4D66HPdjBaFSxXYZ1WKMk\/u85x\/6z2NdVRnKgf0M\/GEaiV7OfzSK4dweSzMT1kSGeqzjALExYbLHLboeLD6ex\/iREp1+oOyJMFIuadVxuFcGbj9qhaZEe7mJPAWDdpmo3zK6EuBtJeeVV9mcIuY3eLplPwapOlVr\/B1GhKoOipln3ZkoGqW\/Wd8QRe3qB6HHrbnXJ64JKJcJkwh9X1PmbOSPgkKC4Jmf\/Jf1HiTQbwleddOkddWPzWyZFq2Uh2c4UeFTeqaIY4uhMoDN7no58XR0H\/ZRd7ELU3sudRT+NfsStNhUfjMzoGvQzCkz7TEB8egOTN4FCWtO6mgv0OUm5HDMhrNeXwBtpfqdX6uGdvgUMNJXunp\/HH9ydq+jr2PbjXZcGF3d28ZY5Ik+MiUM6fzkRhAP0fzNmTWvCnAXj1CXuUd+KJngHo6YiE+FL\/M0C1oLHbUDYVIUCcYmh+fG0vjnKwupPsFRMGa6lZ2GbZHyfd8NCk9WfU0uLnVsw4I+z8z2NmYFRGeXHp2siwSYgCln9GbaCoq3lMIUoTjNWwNwuHLDqvwYgWgSEe2FcLXGS+NuY96xhWwziwORXjgptg3slDAAglngwlmwGgP872r27ys2llfG2f7r6szRmLwQMWM\/XsBWTuX1q1\/zG1HhNGDqHB59ubS6+zdC2km9a2li+rbWV7JaUUUe+GC8dYjuxaikvEA9Ozv9hpwpfkKsGY65kUu8GIYbPa4mCEI06X\/FyXL0Lv\/2sxWQjzcaynlZQVkJxm0cAJM6fHt0anoSOMJurVjchQoYvtb+pj+R3x5Qu1o1dhkbQp9UZsryk8rQXEQzHmeirCo78ccAz3PVnKBAWW3zQk60OsFiHvyVbKSCduyH0pjSoq6cRryQ+orjBGFooUY7sNM2LGfBie619\/ouzDEfIUSAFD7eAAY\/ef2X6vaTMm8OSERYxD7eJTFItFGxAMEfTbUFOtG0u8x9WO9Tgwk+eXb20Luk8QcsC5Y\/dKcZ6CVkrbb3ivrl84mdrKmfeTqtCLXDcV9MnHRr688vvdpqVEqAUjsLgT5uGlCrX5CvCyKoHaZeFDaMhhvF29Rj1ICclIwBQ4nR+BAtugV6d8ZY5Yr6EdLzVyxWGqfJSPnlTojcZV3O0q6jtqGDJ6Y6bhrcKaFePBuZ+OK0WII86Dm+tUgN3VtpYF4kcZ4hVGwVZee9lF81WDZGqsWNGzFLmFIHERWTh\/N3YZppHegf9NoUJWB2Vjkkp2YN9pWvLSyZZPjmI52\/0B7TdCfVK\/rua7arh+6AQXKzHqhKpv+Kpr8I2+ioo+qyrPxIbSjJab\/oGtd5ZwkcpI89PoSSSVVp4jha2MpY3P16LV5x0ZIMgGXshA57mv2B1uJtEzqH4HnmZ2wHZkQ\/czpAm6IoahZl3jS0ks5FLI4qnD\/WWl5LRNJUEv8HFMQ\/qAjk9CDJ4DglnvQUdyhp88linPgV2ZlZIdIinTJL5rw0gPaJMWDsPOqC46pAQ+M6T5b6XKOhJUVucE5WrOL51nUbHQ3SY1e4nYwmKr19MR4QZeIHtQNh9oQyangosVuQP2QTUkXOZhyhMcV\/eGVZWJD\/k3Q4xyjQscosAbGhh+zNRvKyuTkxA\/xr\/\/wUT5ZYbfFhTsr1yOQBJn4v32TCL2e7MnT4CE1OGaRIhUsQYM9TnuVWscyBnGe0SURRKX+NUpHvF0PSrQozfIwotvq7R4nXb4tIky1LWrcK4DvBX2ItbVce1sXB0IlqFOkAnl9Ieh75HQCop9RHld4Cl5lZYDUWJHSGOYuOLbbpmbTY0K9ikaaTc8r60D6tSG9XuuQcIrltcbiJ39fhaBKGeb9G0py8gYGzEV5lRrJLFVQpZJpvOCSJVeStQ8mOJG1bH8Z3wTrNMmcDvKQdOjx+Q4cIPn\/fwof\/RUje3q4zTsMnHm+hkCAcYGBinnQnDJzHhVcJbbqFih2MJDmYI2zKEbRtX+Adwk+0sLHGVcmN5DpdKoQm1jyFPoGogOlBfrmjb6jyB9MsTPRjwG6yPWpLVHylTfSUhNd4upec3DBx1raQt1L9fFvZ0zNUgjXWcs65\/Hqut5jA5iEtspiq0bG63jqc3\/NFYNWJ4p0f9K\/3bcT15WzxvNMa0tDqQc89lbP7NargWSSUBL30Qmyhm8G7z1Xj91tmtByAi6JsqBjMqrtQyT+W2Zml62\/fJ+EIQp+35k9xXY3XU\/2MlcxdbA3OVhHc8LdFrycrIsNGCSMg9JkoiO19zFKwkYx\/6TK8u\/4Hoy\/KMTOUwW1efe8MjvBz2hwc2saAmCrCpm7qtOsaH2A1OJofv4ckQWGFAgC4jZcdRv0LxxqF2XE6tPgYTUPD5PTR7DLV6920bDGVxlBZguQDkgpeJY+DEPVtPXrMzUFklfwYMhnigvv52EHoZIFbMNAXmakaI2ncBndLvIXK3AXJLrMcjPML63J1IR\/E1XDI4VXpbl+FH0LgOYTKR3kTADfwuilNCHtzrulRdiAsIA\/8OFGkwMOyHSyJYHzdL5X1fFwGLOIJxzUVYQv0D5ObflDqCgNROEmphfyzKPU7TTqJHchNaL6avIDM2xYjGbG4REtZJOn\/crB\/gtUH9MECAZCNhQk+Wn\/iZPMIGIdz402TPRLLAfg2HU1fqgmF3g4f79wcnOeKEFPqiLhiO\/xZ3wJM392jVgLAw4SSctqSmDU8HL5cZWWbeimVJ6F\/QhxeG7wgnMCuY6iXAP4vTMUR+wunmCG3L97vzgS2Yv9bXFLUXsPOpASqUGbNATrqhvD9Yc\/H3oCU6LFbq3XbZM29YCcnEbcsTKtHOTUjbvM1G3QkTvGYIcCDVSYnMaFR4PNll8C5jNMGvAxyd1wq2fxNaM0kcuK4BGHtsaIRZPwioSz5j8UL0uDfS2SjiIDswQ1ZAh8O3aF6aByQQDk\/D+AlUpMholujhK4DkyOBWd\/WJXUuaVJxAZElW29VHoxmyvP5yzUlGGyRI8ftW9rNFCWyAYhlHwX8wubNZyOObD5oDAVaJYS\/+KPR5PcriB\/ao4Xs6O5F5OQGdtn\/8bwdtaailMK\/jLLe4SxYWM21faXQKjuG4BW1zRPQBq0Abx37JNlRv1ABDMQyu1QWrLhRHNW43Q53ap3bmACwKXXtx+U3Uh1+g+oUDU70Y5amC+0CBx1GyMTdPTCJPCGok2NpM04koPpu9kAUgQBDLua9nH9Euq5GdI5ErpZgxvphq9hPU4yxLKCj4qaW28gw1\/c9voAolUNQUdxCBTmbZ2QIJQl2dHlXJ9PuU4JHOccl9Tic8uYAvc7Fw8T5Di2A4mVLpq4Wa8WiJIybgCk4aDUTERRsyFVz7OnpTLO6hcGcKVblFpfWcb4RYlQKLbecMrdWEbGiTDal0NoRksBR743kzBHt\/inxCYmpoDNZuQUPt9YoSN+pOjXuzagKrEwRsGC41WSdtx1F5CU4TJaqXxxnE+zQ5fuQKbfG\/w+Al4jYlzvx+R0Uicmd6fK2dXWDhnxJDM2tClxaj4kEUB36La2iXUMBmihNB2N5+sTB9IivjbeLAZL7N4hzw9rZ5cSPHIBke49cGEsVks8l7LS2rOAY7UO\/cQFtYCDRaV7mdDepk1L8XtS1DrWVKg1f15ysznAjzPRxHGYBWmYU6NunOv4t4AFqI434Sfo26l767G4trUwxsBr8AA52IyP9ku5AjlHcxuZzPhHWGeTlYPOsNXNysuAxpXkzM61TTm5oRN1\/fi9Jmd0VbQdDxpAB9vu3nFeVrV+SrqD+W4PDIwAup6Hs3qbNzYX8CzfWiewBy2lm8dts6u0LlDsKqbkkunm\/2DCsqwsl5eRzxFVcqYvRORfdp8wq7d7SRLmstudaWg6IeNnshv2BdaVR5WrQDzgMT9TsMnjYUKSNqI8KUf5udAzSHvVtgpVH7Wl\/qA44yGYY53WW9vlpKCVw1THjwICJOd\/Z+6enCuKFEEV0ZypLylI5c6IamVAL6lXG9T0rTGAV53iskQSGwwTshzbfJ5MHN6Tg+EaOKuyElJtqnYMS3ppXC2kwzwdhMimvhRq0p03aWT6\/1hi\/Hr0TJgn\/9YHngM0bvl3WMqUaUWfy6\/FJhqkVbklrgwQaNMH\/2VrGfna60rh6TnU576CR8d\/uw+RbfL6jNoP+dV87puEInhjWoGHPUD0Eu\/I7Cm63pLvOWAXRuolnp15678+4qTNVhlY5uskF3TSOzZGifhuxdSOd5rR7K7M6NSRWEDG3jMYJcGYlk5nXxIKDywtdnGeY9LHAq4d2XgZFJ6vQBUaJfI8pmLcSn1QkILVvBd8M9\/fU7et\/O1HWkhbTOMiXiI5GcDpRj4YAXnQl773Ep9l3fjYquCd23\/9eg9Mt4L65JM1TPwC71ow1VrBvysoDhpzyIAmS+Wg+RYSkeNDG4Vt7\/cUJAHzeqB1c\/jxPMSR1YOmD1GVl2gzVhM0oZb2J5X0tdC4BPwh0jD153ODXxHE0YqgoKnYvDArqMnSbpbXocpzmVpcDXBbAYb4dyWmRGafWF3iAns03Ao2FXMmYHYR\/ylKcuASugpU3BRxgLLVAgQ2SFinZD3l4H58kO0qlVmxMtU9zZzBK\/Mmzj33jr9UqBXbsmCDVo3PY+j6w5kaQpAZCc1PlfL\/aoUisk25qBhR93B0MkGje2RaONLaTakjS0vDfFiW1+8OP+iZQtF7+9HsJ4ZwE1WxTVz+ynP14ToD\/KBXgRdvYyuDTEfvPoeInJS9qclTSioA9oUy8Kb048lVqj0IitZcflj5BvLI+y3pa\/th4HQQUHZ7xRe2Wl2Z3SCNaoqODTq\/ytvuwQxidQVjyPMCvBQnZacni2\/fQtoOBYEVSi8Z3OoGuKiQsPIy2d9qAZjIZVyAtBpZx96WH0p27MW3WYXUM2rHqY2U2WOj6PTnM78u0wmC1TRWdjzR4y78rYYHjGMOKt5NxjKcn\/JEjFD9KfYTHlm8xdM4gaMNpeHqehOqoBpsMKV65KtUlIlXdAehNlvl8SdBPGIP+T70MLdB\/k+LU3GqDXbPiIPupGK7bvLbKTCH4r5yFTxfws2t7maC9AaC+n7UXC1FBJLjwFgx\/Jkf0Iz77tzFV2LoABhG3ISpw5IMnfzwsqIBanxtvQHGu79jl3CgBxFWXmOeNtgt7wwL7Keq5QhKO4CTSDAirlbaYifOdr2qM7j59NilsIVYgZNnbPoRrdBwfoRhHtAqNnEgP6vYD9unALftuwDYiDlXmm03xRB0V\/HhdifloS65QJ2MTjwalDPW97eITdnXSeMDyQdNc\/I8wHvRVp0\/5p8rz6fq1+GON3Vzxd5dpZn2udxVN1WStBdbDPR6XGsckCbhzg36DeVO9FWueg9rBQ","iv":"b8c23601068523f70293aaeb1b649bf8","s":"bdb1a18bd054e8fb"}
Share your thoughts. Click here