Falsely claiming protector status counterfeits a service while falsely claiming protected status free-rides

Evidence

One must make a distinction, however, between two kinds of illegitimate claims: that of being a protector and that of being protected. The former is an instance of counterfeiting, similar to the widespread production of imitation “designer” goods (Jones 1990: 245). The latter is an example of the near-universal desire to consume a commodity without paying for it (the person who wears a fake Lacoste shirt pays one third the cost but enjoys all the credit). — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 323

Categorization

• DEFINE: Gambetta analytically splits counterfeiting of protection into two distinct incentive structures — supply-side piracy vs. demand-side free-riding — which maps cleanly onto economics of counterfeited goods.