China World's Largest Source of Counterfeit and Pirated Products

[Dragunov]

China World's Largest Source of Counterfeit and Pirated Products

Trade experts say China is the largest source of counterfeit and pirated products in the world--and the problem is growing.

The Motion Picture Association of America estimates about 95 percent of all DVDs sold in China are pirated, costing the industry $280 million last year. The industry group representing the major Hollywood studios says it has warned Beijing of an increasingly restless US Congress and possible trade consequences if China does not do more to fight piracy.

Pirated DVDs often appear on the streets just days after a movie's theatrical release, with disks costing around $1 each.

The problem of intellectual property theft goes well beyond pirated DVDs. The list of products being counterfeited in China ranges from clothing to golf clubs to toilets to motorcycles. Electronics components may be the hardest knock-offs to identify because of their small size.

The Office of the Unite States Trade Representative says Beijing is failing to uphold its WTO obligations to combat the piracy of intellectual property, costing the US economy billions of dollars every year.

Acting Assistant US Trade Representative Victoria Espinel says the agency is "frustrated" with China's approach to intellectual property theft, nearly four years after the country joined the World Trade Organization.

She says Chinese authorities are not enforcing intellectual property laws, and have done little to crack down on counterfeiters. So, she says the US trade office is examining all of its options including international litigation.

"We are committed to ensuring that China is compliant with its obligations, and we will take WTO action if we determine this is the most effective way to fix the problem that we are resolved to fix," she recently told a reporter.

A WTO case against China could result in tariff sanctions.

Trade experts testifying before the Congressional panel added that American companies who buy cheaper Chinese products, often made with counterfeit parts, are fueling the problem.
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[wholagun]

i want the west to take a strong stance against China for this. Industrial espionage is just a big a threat to national security as terrorism.

[Dragunov]

i want the west to take a strong stance against China for this. Industrial espionage is just a big a threat to national security as terrorism.


And economies around the globe.

[9mmRifle]

China has a copy culture - no sht sherlock !

It's part of Asian think to keep re-inventing the wheel

The Japanese were doing this all the time during the 60s and 70s, pirating cassettes, ripping of US computer designs, ccorporate espionage, copying radios and stealing the designs European automobiles
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Then South.Korea got in on the act spying on US companies during the 80s and suddenly companies like Daewoo, EnergyGizer, Samsung, Hyundai were popping up all over the place.

Now that the big Chicom has got in on the act - alarm bells are finally staring to ring.

[Ghelp]

Any more pics...They are hillarious.

[Satellite Weapon]

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Then South.Korea got in on the act spying on US companies during the 80s and suddenly companies like Daewoo, EnergyGizer, Samsung, Hyundai were popping up all over the place.


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[blue_eagle]

Do you wanna say South Korea's national flag is the copy of Chinese tranditional graph of Ying Yang? :-))
By the way the four surounding binary expressions were originally from Chinese Zhou Yi as well.




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Then South.Korea got in on the act spying on US companies during the 80s and suddenly companies like Daewoo, EnergyGizer, Samsung, Hyundai were popping up all over the place.

[Fireglow]

It's the same deal on Russia. Cheap pirate copies sold on everywhere. And in russia theres one funny thing: You never now what you buy :D Usually when you buy a DVD it includes **** :D

[AgentX]

Any more pics...They are hillarious.
X2. I like their take on brand culture and extreme materialism.

[Dragunov]

Any more pics...They are hillarious.

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[Flamming_Python]

Why is it such a concern? It's good for me as a customer, I couldn't care less about the big name corporations who are missing out on profits in China.

[Bia]

Usually when you buy a DVD it includes **** :DLike a toy in a HappyMeal

[signatory]

Why is it such a concern? It's good for me as a customer, I couldn't care less about the big name corporations who are missing out on profits in China.

Holy cr4p that's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. The article and pics is of well known brands because obviously the reader wouldn't know about the small brands. There's loads of upstarts, family businesses and inventors who invest their own time and money just to see their designs flat out stolen by Chinese manufacturers after a trade show, early exports or other presentations so I suggest you study the problem !

[Bulletproof]

Why is it such a concern? It's good for me as a customer, I couldn't care less about the big name corporations who are missing out on profits in China.

Because those big corporations are sued by customers who bought goods that are in fact copies. It bring a bad reputation to those compagnies and they loses sales.

Good for you as a customer you said? A few people in America died poisoned because the toothpaste they bought was filled with toxic products. It also happened in luxurious hotels.

A tea shop in England received many complaints about the quality of his tea. An analyse showed that his tea was made of tree bark....Hmmm tasty!

Or lately, all the toys that Mattel backordered because they were filled with lead.

[Kilgor]

Why is it such a concern? It's good for me as a customer, I couldn't care less about the big name corporations who are missing out on profits in China.

Would you drink that Cerona beer then ?

Its probably filled with buffalo piss :)

[xav]

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Chinese Vii

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IMHO it is even more dangerous when they copy things like cars...
Would love to see the crash test with these things... Chineese answer: Crash what?
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The BMW X5 is pictured on the left and the Chinese CEO SUV is on the right.

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They also make copies of autoparts, break pads made out of dry herbs basically, fake shocks etc... good luck with that too.

Seriously, who do they think they are kidding?

[Henry's Fork]

^^^rofl rofl rofl






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[xav]

Ok found a crash test:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee9bf7a/cmd.233/enclosure..ee9bf7b
http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee9bf7d/cmd.233/embedded..ee9bfa1


Germany’s ADAC automotive regulatory body has given China’s Brilliance BS6 sedan a poor one-star rating in its latest round of crash tests. This is the car that Brilliance was hoping would convince European buyers that the Chinese brand was capable of building a truly world class car, but these latest results are very unnerving.

After conducting both head-on and side impact tests, with the vehicle traveling at 64km/h, the ADAC revealed that the BS6’s safety cell was too soft and that the A-pillar pushed too far into the cabin. Also, the steering wheel was pushed to side, rendering the airbag next to useless, and the pedals penetrated 32cm into the cabin as well. In the post crash assessment, the car’s body was so mangled that the doors could only be opened with heavy equipment.

The car’s German importer is unsatisfied with the results and claims that it should be retested and that another session will be conducted in July. Meanwhile the cars will remain on sale. So far, approximately 350 cars have been sold in Germany through four dealers.

**** that!
And I see more and more people in France buying those cheap Chinese SUVs and are proud of them like if they were Grand Cherokees limited or Hummer while they don't cost more than a Cavalier or Focus...
I can't believe they passed the approbation to be sold (and more importantly driven) in Europe.
Funnily enough, we don't see any in the U.S (yet), I wonder when they will start appearing.

[wholagun]

^^^ i saw that german chinese auto test on the news a while back, they quoted the Germans as saying "the cars are as far from safe as Beijing from Berlin" LOL

[Dr_ColoSSus]

At least when the Japanese tried to copy other countries products they would try to make it better / more efficient. The Chinese are just plain lazy.

[Friendofall]

After seeing all those blatant violation of copyright laws I just died a little on the inside.

[Dr_ColoSSus]

.......just like the occupants of those ****ty chinese cars....

[Shadowstorm]

This is laughable, but sad too and sad at the same time.

[Flamming_Python]

Holy cr4p that's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. The article and pics is of well known brands because obviously the reader wouldn't know about the small brands. There's loads of upstarts, family businesses and inventors who invest their own time and money just to see their designs flat out stolen by Chinese manufacturers after a trade show, early exports or other presentations so I suggest you study the problem !

oh no


Because those big corporations are sued by customers who bought goods that are in fact copies. It bring a bad reputation to those compagnies and they loses sales.

please no!


Good for you as a customer you said? A few people in America died poisoned because the toothpaste they bought was filled with toxic products. It also happened in luxurious hotels.

A tea shop in England received many complaints about the quality of his tea. An analyse showed that his tea was made of tree bark....Hmmm tasty!

Or lately, all the toys that Mattel backordered because they were filled with lead.

Hmm, you have a point here about the dangers to your health. Bur really, considering the whole variety and quantity of goods that are produced in China, this sort of thing is expected to happen, whether the goods are counterfit or not. It should be remembered that most of these businesses are keen to make money and generate repeat business, thus it won't be in their interests to have dangerous or unsuitable products, although many will get through anyway.

[Solvent]

Ok found a crash test:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee9bf7a/cmd.233/enclosure..ee9bf7b
http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee9bf7d/cmd.233/embedded..ee9bfa1



**** that!
And I see more and more people in France buying those cheap Chinese SUVs and are proud of them like if they were Grand Cherokees limited or Hummer while they don't cost more than a Cavalier or Focus...
I can't believe they passed the approbation to be sold (and more importantly driven) in Europe.
Funnily enough, we don't see any in the U.S (yet), I wonder when they will start appearing.


Your information is too old. Here is the crash test after improvement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPw26Nfze_Q

And this is old one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rjrN_s1b2I

[Freibier]

Still craptastic, I'd rather walk than drive such a rollin' coffin

[Solvent]

Still craptastic, I'd rather walk than drive such a rollin' coffin

Nobody asks you to drive anything. I consider your opinion the same as you said.
Good luck on your feet.

[Kippari]

The reliability of Chinese cars and about any vehicle of transportation is questionable. The main reason they're ****ty is that they pinch the every last penny out of the project with cheap crappy materials and often hastily done finish. They will improve in time, but the copying is what i find arrogant and rude. I hope some trade sanctions are implied on Chinese corporations over this nonsense. They should be ashamed that their country which used to start all the greatest innovations up until the 15th century has now settled for just blatantly copying the work of others.

[xav]

Sorry, the second crash test is not done/approved by ADAC... which is very fishy to say the least... neeeext!

[xav]

Video: Chinese SUV Crash Test Disaster
http://www.driverslife.com/2007/10/12/video-chinese-suv-crash-test-disaster/

And the list goes on... (+ this model is a copy of an existing model opel/nissan frontera or isuzu Rodeo from the mid-90s)

[Solvent]

Sorry, the second crash test is not done/approved by ADAC... which is very fishy to say the least... neeeext!

Really? So, the car company gets more time to make the car even better for next official test. Good for them.