CASE 8.9
Louis Vuitton and the Landlords

The case is about Louis Vitton and the Landlords.Maybe everybody’s know and ever heard about Louis Vitton, and now what is the problem?????? These are the business people who produce goods that look like the luxury good brand items,Cartier watches, Louis Vitton bags, and anything Gucci are among the most popular items. The problem is in China that is the main area for production of counterfeit goods, increased acces to view the designer goods and male the replications more authentic. The internet allows the posting of photos of the real thing and the selling of knock-offs, and is the main source of income for terrorist groups the Chinese triad.
One private investigator who works for brand-name companies says that handbag counterfeinters can make as much money as someone who sells cocaine. To cut back on the increasing problem, France has passed a new law making it a crime for someone to buy or carry a knock-off bag.A violation carries up to a new three year sentence in France. And on New York’s Canal Street , owners Louis Vuitton post signs that retailer is not authorized or licensed to sell Louis Vuitton merchandise. Counterfeiting is criminally and civilly punishable under federal and state law by up to ten years of imprisonment and $2,000,000 in fines.
Buyers of counterfeit goods are not prosecuted,,companies such as Louis Vuitton are turning to Landlords, property owners, shippers, credit card companies, and any others in the supply chain to stop the flow of goods with suits for vicarious or contributory liability. Asettlement in one case found the landlords promising to evict tenats who sell fake goods as well as hang the warning signs permanently. Companies that have joined with Louis Vuitton, they refer to their work with the supply chain as “the Landlord program.”The result is the pursuit of the Landlords, and landlords are generally larger companies with more funds and less likelihood of having judgment_proof status