Yes, but the buyer isn't the counterfeiter. He/She by any reasonable
law must be assumed to be an innocent victim. That's my point.
William Robb wrote:
----- 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
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