Amazon: Now on a Piracy and Counterfeiting List
April 30, 2020
DarkCyber doubts some sensational headlines, but many times the factoids conveyed are interesting and often amusing. Here’s an example:
Amazon’s Foreign Websites Named in US Piracy and Counterfeiting Report
The story reports that “several of Amazon’s foreign websites have been added to the US trade regulators “Notorious Markets” report on marketplaces known for counterfeiting and piracy concerns.”
DarkCyber assumes that “foreign” means non US centric Web sites. What’s intended is that country specific Amazon Web sites in Canada, France, Germany, India, and the UK purvey counterfeit goods.
The article states:
The USTR [Office of the US Trade Representative] said it had received complaints that seller information displayed by Amazon was often misleading and allegations it was too easy for anyone to sell on Amazon “because Amazon does not sufficiently vet sellers on its platforms.”
Will this have legs? Amazon is challenging some US government procedures with the spin that President Trump is not a fan of the online bookstore.
DarkCyber believes that President Trump conflates the Washington Post (owned by a Bezos entity) with Amazon’s ecommerce business.
Maybe doing more research will allow the Office of the US Trade Representative to determine if the allegation is accurate or a misunderstanding.
Stephen E Arnold, April 30, 2020
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