“counterfeiting “ another meaning
When people talk about "counterfeit" the first thing they think of is money, especially paper currency, but in the world of fraud there are many other products that are counterfeited. You will also often hear the phrases "pirated" or "bootlegged" in reference to movies and "knock-offs" when talking about clothing and watches. As with counterfeit currency imitation merchandise is designed to fool the consumer into believing that what he is buying is the genuine article and it may go so far as to steal the manufacturers label to authenticate the product. The counterfeited item is often sold at a fraction of the price of the legitimate article and whilst the consumer may be satisfied with the price the quality of the merchandise is often inferior.
In legal circles the whole issue of copyright infringement and trademark counterfeiting is also known as Intellectual Property Crime.
Here are some links to a variety of counterfeit merchandise topics from clothing to entertainment software where the reader will find more in-depth information - click on the type of merchandise you are interested in:

1. General info on counterfeiting

For a Canadian overview from an RCMP perspective check the following: http://www.rcmp.ca/fio/intellectual_e.htm
International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition http://iacc.org/
1725 K Street, N.W. · Suite 1101
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 223-6667
Fax: (202) 223-6668

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) created an ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau in 1985 (http://www.iccwbo.org/ccs/menu_cib_bureau.asp) and a good overview on general aspects of counterfeiting can be found in the International Anti-Counterfeiting Directory 2004 at:
http://www.iccwbo.org/ccs/cib_bureau/IACD%202004.pdf

2. Entertainment software (for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers and Internet)

Entertainment Software Association
1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 223-2400
Fax: (202) 223-2401
http://www.theESA.com

3. Movies (VHS, DVD)

Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Office.
National Office (Montreal)P.O. Box 92033
7400 Taschereau Blvd.
Brossard, PQ J4W 3K8
Contact: Gary Osmond
Tel: (450) 672-1990 Fax: (450) 672-1660
Toll Free: 1-800-363-9166
email: gosmond@cmpda.org
24hr Video Piracy Hotline: 1-800-363-9166

Recent articles:
Film & Video Piracy: http://www.cmpda.org/english/menu_en.html
Seizure in Montreal in June 2003 (http://www.cmpda.org/press/030623.html) and
Seizure in Vancouver and Richmond, B.C. 2003: http://www.langara.bc.ca/prm/2003/dvd.html

4. Music
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
1330 Connecticut Ave N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 775-0101
http://www.riaa.com/issues/piracy/default.asp

5. Software

Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (C.A.A.S.T.)
http://www.caast.com
Business Software Alliance
http://www.bsa.org
Report Software piracy: 1-800-263-9700
Understanding software piracy (multiple articles): http://www.caast.org/resources/

6. Clothing (general)

General article by RCMP: http://www.rcmp-learning.org/bestdocs/english/fsd/enforcement/copy.htm

7. Electronics to follow

8. Toys to follow

9. Health (general) to follow

10. Pharmaceuticals to follow.

11. Perfumes to follow