Alibaba joined the International Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance, and a large number of brand members demanded its disqualification

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[Titanium media synthesis] Alibaba joined the "International Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance" (hereinafter referred to as "IACC") last month, which continued to ferment a few days ago. The IACC Board of Directors received an anonymous email on Wednesday requesting IACC to cancel Alibaba's membership, or a large number of IACC members would withdraw from the alliance.
This email said: "If Alibaba continues to be allowed to become IACC members, then most IACC members will withdraw from IACC." The email also listed a series of concerns about Alibaba's joining the "International Counterfeit Alliance", including Alibaba's membership, as well as Alibaba's Vice President The relationship between Matthew Bassiur, the global intellectual property law enforcement officer, and Robert Barchisi, the president of IACC.
The IACC Board of Directors said: "This email is currently being evaluated. At the same time, we also take this event as an opportunity to evaluate all our policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards are met. Our corporate supervision should also match the current scale and scope of IACC."
IACC is one of the world's largest anti-counterfeiting alliances, with about 250 members. Last month, Alibaba joined IACC. The company said at that time that this highlighted Alibaba's determination to fight against counterfeits.
However, this move was opposed by some brand manufacturers, who were skeptical of Alibaba's determination to crack down on counterfeit goods on its platform. Subsequently, American fashion brand Michael Korsy and luxury brand Gucci America announced their withdrawal from IACC.
In his letter to IACC, Mike Coles said that while many brand manufacturers are considering forcing Alibaba to increase its efforts to crack down on counterfeits through litigation, accepting them as members will "cover up our most dangerous and destructive opponents".
Lee Sporn, general counsel of Mike Coles, said: "Alibaba's consistent strategy is to support the fight against counterfeits in words, but not in practice."
The anonymous letter on Wednesday said that if Alibaba did not withdraw from IACC, more existing members would withdraw from IACC. Deborah Greaves, former director of IACC, said: "This email expresses the voice of many people."
The president of IACC Bachesi said last month that the 21-member board of directors unanimously agreed to accept Alibaba as a member. This will allow members to cooperate more directly with Alibaba, so as to combat counterfeits more effectively.
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