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Is it a joke?

Does the average customer care more about saving $10 or protecting someone's copyright? I'd argue given the how prevalent copyright infringement by people has been that they'd rather save $10. So Amazon is doing exactly what customers want which is cheap goods irrespective of everything else.

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It's not about copyright infringement. The problem is that counterfeits are typically sold at same price and more often than not experience is severely degraded. I personally have lost several hundreds of dollars worth of gadgets due to counterfeit duracells. Most importantly customer is being lied about what they are actually sold.

The linked story is mainly about copyright infringement of artists and that is what I responded regarding.

You're talking mainly about trademark infringement and I agree that Amazon is screwing over their customers regarding it. Of course, their end game is pretty clear in that area. Buy "AmazonBasics" products and you're certain they're legitimate.

For art, perhaps. The more general problem of selling counterfeit products and garbage products propped up with thousands of fake five star reviews is not good for the customers.

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