Knockoff News 5
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and copying in general from around the globe:
- Canal Street Knockoffs Move Behind Locked Doors
- At Superbowl, Cops Seize More Fake Merch than Tix
- French Envoy Decries Fakes in Philippines
- Hollywood Knockoff Bag Importer Pleads Guilty
- Jewelry Expert touts "Fabulous Fakes"
- In Style Advice: How to Detect a Knockoff Purse
And from the hysterical site IP Funny, proof that while some fashion-related "inventions" can be patented, we really didn't want to copy them in the first place:
