----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling"
Subject: Re: CR Kennedy on Pentax grey imports (Australia)
It seems to me that the only way a counterfeit Rolex could harm Rolex is if it actually stole a sale of a legitimate Rolex, nobody in their right mind would believe that the watch they Paid less than $100 dollars for from the street vendor in New York is a real Rolex. On the other hand if it's sold in a legitimate jewelery store at a close to Rolex price, and you can't tell it from a real Rolex then they should have a cause of action, but against the store, not against the buyer. The buyer has also been defrauded...
I think we've been down this road before. Copyright infringement isn't decided by whether a company or person has lost money, but by whether an infringement has taken place.
You are using the sliding scale of morality to make an arguement. William Robb
