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    <title><![CDATA[Discussion on Designers: the debate against knock-offs is worth it ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[The real thing vrs Knockoffs vrs ilegall copies]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10628-72318]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I agree that bigger efforts should be taken to protect intellectual property, but I have some reflexions for you:If the &quot;knockoff&quot; is not a copy, but it is a &quot;inspired by&quot; product, is it bad?I really think that if you make an exact copy and brand it as if it its original, then you are doing wrong, wherever you brake the law or not.But lets think about this:Is not the original 1006 Emeco an almost exact replica of a wood chair?. IIRC, the inventor was not good at designing furniture, but he was very good at making things, mostly metallic. Was he &quot;stealing&quot; the design? Is almost everyone partially copying others when designing most, not all, furniture? (because all have to be designed by standards, and most of them have 4 legs, same seat heights, and other equivalent features just to be functional)Also, another important point; the Emeco discussion gained importance with the current Chinese versions, basically because of its price, easily 5 times or more less.... but, what did Emeco said when at is first glory time, in the 50-60's, when other American companies presented their obviously copied versions, like Goodform, Ohio Chair and Art Metal... Just because they are American then it is different? or maybe the difference in their price was not that great?Quality is another thing. Its known that Emeco chairs will last a life time while the Chinese versions don't, its known that Emeco finishes are better, etc... but while one has not been deceived and is aware that is buying a lower quality product to benefit from lower prices, then, should it be okay?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[panch8]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:05:55 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Knockoffs?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Try this:Spend countless hours designing and developing something.  Then, when you have a producti you can sell, someone copies your design and sells it for a fraction of the cost of your item.Sure puts a crimp on people coming up with new and better designs.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bb_apptix]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:10:55 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[But how?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10628-71980]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Other than patents, are there copyrights for manufactured goods in effect anywhere?  And if there are, what are the prospects for an international consensus for enforcing these copyrights across borders?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[theotherwill]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 13:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The problem is cost......]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The bottom line is the bottom line on this. Sorry, I will not pay thousands of dollars for an outfit or a chair or what have you.Now in general, I don't buy knock-offs, because the designer items are usually ugly or uncomfortable. I generally like a lot of non-designer items better anyway, so I will save my money and use it on going places, doing things. After all experiences are one thing that can never be taken away by flood, fire, etc. Things like this can and quite often are destroyed by various events in our lives.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[cmwade1977]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 11:38:01 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Larger window please]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Good article highlighting another cost society pays for its lack of wholeness by its loss of greater artistic expression and enjoyment. Hopefully we will grow out of this in the centuries ahead.While great design is always wanted and needed, existing inequities effectively prevents it from being well supported and flourishing. I think of knock-offs as an early clinical sign of dis-ease shown in every form and aspect of enterprise not grounded in integrity and good governance and existing within an unhealthy environment.The article referenced above and the ensuring comments begin to round out the conversation and are worth reading.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernard Shanfield]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 06:26:21 -0700</pubDate>
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