Knockoff News 39
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Chewy Vuitton prevails: Judge sends LVMH to the doghouse
- Eye shadow economy: Persian Gulf awash in counterfeit cosmetics
- Flattery gets biz nowhere, Zegna laments re: fakes
- Detecting counterfeits an issue in Chinese elections
- Shanghaied: Chinese police arrest "floating" merchant of luxury fakes
- Florida fake-out: Why advertise that you can't afford the real thing?
- Crimestopper's lament: South Africans indifferent to illegal purchase, sale of fakes
- 'Tis the season: Holiday fake seller gets community service & fine
- Ditto: Online fake seller gets community service & fine
- Kingpinned: Chinese counterfeit mastermind sent to prison
- FACT check: No refunds for counterfeits, Belfast police note
And for the oenophiles out there, it's not just faux wine that can worsen a hangover -- it's the accessories as well:
