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If you read that article you linked to you will see that Samsung paying Apple with a truck full of pennies/nickels is false. (It says it at the top of the article - False in big bold letters) Apple sued Samsung, then Samsung sued Apple, it has been going back and forth for years. Neither company has payed out yet because the judgments are being appealed.

There are so many online shops selling fakes that as soon as the Designer contacts them regarding the fakes, they shut down and open up under a different domain name. Many of them are out of China and it is extremely hard to track them down they move around so much.

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If you read that article you linked to you will see that Samsung paying Apple with a truck full of pennies/nickels is false.

I am not sure if you're talking to me (I am the one that linked to the article, so it appears that way to me), but I already knew it was false. That's why I posted the link to it.

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I am not sure if you're talking to me (I am the one that linked to the article, so it appears that way to me), but I already knew it was false. That's why I posted the link to it.

No I wasn't, sorry for the confusion. I was replying to DavidL who posted the false information to begin with. His last post stated the payment amount was 1 Billion but it appears he didn't read the complete article.

Karina

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Your counterfeit is their replica.

I don't see how it's possible - they run a website that is blatant and in your face with stealing the identity of this company. Unless, of course Hermes has a hand in it... not saying they do, but at the same time it wouldn't be a bad business decision with each bag being $500 or so. That kind of thing's been done before. Then again maybe Hermes only allows high quality fakes (doesn't seem likely though)? Or perhaps international laws regarding copy rights muddies the waters too much for Hermes to stop them? This company excepts Visa and Master Card so those accounts could be seized if Hermes wanted (via court order, lawsuit).. they also claim to be members of the BBB and are VeriSign Trusted, etc..

To say that the purchasers are more dishonest is debatable IMHO, especially if the above were true.

Doug C

Splitting hairs really on the counterfeit vs replica bit. Most countries have laws for counterfeiting and a licensing process for replicas. I am not going to get sucked into a battle of semantics.

The shape of an item if it is registered is part of an items copyright. So you cannot make something that is within a similar shape of something else even down to the stitch count that is trademark or copyrighted. That is the whole point of those protections.

As far as counterfeits in China its impossible to stop because a fair amount of it is supported by the government. So much so that Chevy designed a car called the Cherry for the Chinese market and worked to promote it in the country once the Chinese had the car they copied it and produced it in China cheaper. So good luck getting the Chinese court system to rule against a Chinese manufacturer. You are spitting in the wind on that. Neither Microsoft, nor Chevy nor BMI nor ASCAP has been able to stop counterfeiting in China so how is a a handbag maker going to win? Its like whack a mole. I did a search on the owner of this site and they have 10 others just like it currently registered.

Finally you can get those logos for a website anywhere, but just for giggles I searched the BBB for a rating on this retailer and instead came up with this article: http://www.bbb.org/stlouis/migration/bbb-news-releases/2013/12/websites-lure-holiday-shoppers-to-buy-counterfeit-designer-goods-bbb-warns/

The pictures on that website are probably of real Hermes bags, but what arrives is not going to be what is in the picture. Caveat Emptor. People who buy counterfeit goods are really only ripping themselves off because they are paying good money for something that can't possibly be made of the same materials or build quality. A fake Rolex or kit car Hummer H1 on a Suburban Chassis is not the same thing even if its looks really similar.

Alas we have drifted from the OP's original question so I am not going to comment any further if you want to continue we can start a new topic or go PM.

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No I wasn't, sorry for the confusion. I was replying to DavidL who posted the false information to begin with. His last post stated the payment amount was 1 Billion but it appears he didn't read the complete article.

Karina

Oh, I understand now. Thank you.

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No I wasn't, sorry for the confusion. I was replying to DavidL who posted the false information to begin with. His last post stated the payment amount was 1 Billion but it appears he didn't read the complete article.

Karina

Of course I didn't its not even real or important news. :)

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Of course I didn't its not even real or important news. :)

Which is why you made a post as if it was real news.

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No.. It was news that someone fabricated to look like it was real, never knew people would spend time doing that, so I was under the assumption It was real. Just one of those things that are interesting and it tied into the discussion.. about copyright design. Also I couldn't care less about the issue before I knew it was fake.

The number was off but who really cares.. you still understood its.. a bunch of money.

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