International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition

This is the tale of how one of China's corporate giants won — and ultimately lost — a friend in Washington, using legal methods long deployed by corporate America: money and influence.

Alibaba’s role in the grey market is a bigger issue than counterfeit sales, and a problem luxury brands can help fix, argue Brian Buchwald and Andrew Roth.

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The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition statement follows a report that the group's president, Robert Barchiesi, had stock in Alibaba.

Controversy over Alibaba's admittance into the IACC has intensified after board members received an anonymous email threatening a mass defection unless Alibaba is pushed out.