[LINK] Not a good week to shop in Beijing

[Jan Whitaker]

http://www.theage.com.au/world/copyright-convention-spooks-beijings-pirates-20120627-212tg.html

Question: are the products sold with the brand labels sewed in 
knock-offs or just extras made in the same factories where the "real" 
branded items are made? What makes a fake a fake? Is a rose by any 
other name -- etc etc.
Reason I ask is because I bought an MP3 player from an HK outlet and 
it came to me with apple branded components (it wasn't an ipod). BTW, 
I did have to send it back because it didn't work, but the replacement did.

Jan


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