The Chamber's "Fight the Fakes" poster contest, held in cooperation with Weekly Reader, asked students to design an original art piece to educate their peers, their communities, and consumers about the threats of counterfeiting and piracy. "Our efforts are not only focused on cutting off the supply of counterfeit and pirated goods, but also cutting off the demand for those goods," says David Hirschmann, president and CEO of the Chamber's Global Intellectual Property Center. "We can better shape and change attitudes about counterfeiting and piracy by reaching the consumers of tomorrow."

The "Fight the Fakes" contest appeared as part of a special Weekly Reader anti-counterfeiting and piracy curriculum developed in conjunction with the Chamber's Global Intellectual Property Center. The curriculum, which includes such lessons as how to write to a congressman, reached 1.2 million middle school students and 36,000 teachers in 12,000 schools.

Fifteen students around the country won awards.  Here are the ten second-prize winners, view their entries.

Israel Boone, Age 12
8th Grade, East Middle School
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Sharzay Fields, Age 13
8th Grade, East Middle School
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Madison Gioia, Age 12
7th Grade, Fulton Middle School
Fountain Valley, California

Samayntha Hall, Age 13
8th Grade, East Middle School
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Daniel Hampton, Age 14
8th Grade, East Middle School
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Kristine Huynh, Age 13
8th Grade, Fulton Middle School
Fountain Valley, California

Odaine Johnson, Age 13
6th Grade, Forward School of Creative Writing
Bronx, New York

Sydney Oliver, Age 11
6th Grade, Medford Area Middle School
Medford, Wisconsin

Anna Sangster, Age 13
8th Grade, East Middle School
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Kayla Vawters, Age 13
8th Grade, East Middle School
Ypsilanti, Michigan