New York Times Editorial on Fakes

The New York Times' editorial board has been making a lot of newsworthy decisions lately--most notably their public endorsement of Hillary Clinton. But they took another big stance this month--against counterfeits. Featured as a main editorial on January 20, "The Real Price of Fakes" is a call to arms against an ever-present and expanding counterfeit market.

"With some $200 billion worth of those pirated or counterfeited goods coming into the United States each year, already weak regulatory agencies are overwhelmed. That means that far too often the burden falls on the buyer to avoid getting stuck with, or hurt by, hazardous fakes. That is not always easy, and the horror stories in recent years have included pet food that harmed or killed hundreds of pets in the United States. More recently, counterfeit batteries have been recalled because they tend to overheat and even explode."

Read the full editorial here.