At a recent European Commission-sponsored high level conference, Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, commented that the EC wants practical, pragmatic suggestions for fighting the “modern-day highway robbery” known as piracy and counterfeiting. McCreevy stressed that more regulation is not the answer, and that solutions lie with public-private cooperation.
Only governments can put into place enhanced investigatory assets and harsher penalties.
Public/Private cooperation? Certainly. But only governments can catch and keep criminals in jail.
When it comes to discouraging international prescription drug counterfeiting, what we need is a more robust cell culture.