Abstract
Big-city sidewalk vendors have long hawked Rolex watches and Donna Karan t-shirts. In an upscale twist on the theme, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that in which hostesses sell knockoff designer goods to their friends, are a hot new trend, albeit with the potential downside of jail time.' Such counterfeits have become a huge business and a major challenge for law enforcement. At a Garment District warehouse in December 2003, New York police netted $1 million worth of counterfeit handbags purporting to be made by Louis Vuitton Malletier, Burberry Ltd., Chanel, Inc., and other luxury manufacturers.2 For Coach, Inc., a maker of handbags and one of the standbys of the sidewalk scene and purse parties, the story is all too familiar: the company's goods turn up regularly in such stings.3
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