Warning against pirated goods and knockoffs

Amid the final frenzy of Christmas shopping, a city councilman Wednesday urged shoppers to stay away from buying pirated goods and knockoffs. Daily News.

Councilman Tom LaBonge is asking officials to report on how much pirated goods cost the city, as well as what steps can be taken to crack down on the trade of knockoffs.

"People who make and sell bogus products, and even the people who buy them, cost us all," LaBonge said. "The most dangerous foe to legitimate commerce is piracy."