Canadian IP Lobbyists Caught Faking Counterfeit Data

An anonymous reader writes "The Canadian IP Council, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's IP lobby arm, has been caught floating false claims about the scope of counterfeiting in Canada. Recent claims include citing a figure based on numbers the FBI rejects ($22.5 billion), a figure the Canadian police won't support ($30 billion), and when pressed on the issue, it now points to yet another source that upon review indicates it fabricated its claims."

So if they're faking counterfeit data

[jmcbain]

then they're making legitimate data? Thanks for the mental exercise on a late Friday afternoon.

Re:So if they're faking counterfeit data

[Anonymous Coward]

In this case, two wrongs don't make a right - just a wronger wrong.

Re:counterfeit within a counterfeit

[kvvbassboy]

We need to go deeper...

Re:So if they're faking counterfeit data

[OECD]

What, you don't expect them to simply copy legitimate data, do you?

Re:No Surprise

[Smallpond]

Wow. That seems harsh. What would you do to them if they lied?