Comments on: CPA and their PR puff, MFA and their tracking system http://saudijeans.org/2010/07/28/cpa-and-their-pr-puff-mfa-and-their-tracking-system/ Rants and Raves from Saudi Arabia Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:53:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Anders Andersson http://saudijeans.org/2010/07/28/cpa-and-their-pr-puff-mfa-and-their-tracking-system/#comment-22143 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:26:03 +0000 http://saudijeans.org/?p=3514#comment-22143 I find it interesting that in the news article, the only CPA initiative mentioned is their campaign against “counterfeit” car parts. My guess is that once the consumers have accepted the notion that “counterfeit” equals “risky”, they won’t object when customs authorities seizes a shipment of counterfeit jeans due to the very same piece of trademark legislation.

So if the car is built from 100 percent “authentic” parts, it will never break or hurt anyone?

In Italy and France, it’s even illegal to buy counterfeit goods, at the insistence of the original trademark owners. Product safety is not even an issue. A Norwegian boy visiting Italy with his school class bought a cheap watch from a street vendor. He didn’t care about the brand, but the police caught him, confiscated the watch, followed him to his hotel room to search his luggage, and also searched the luggage of his class mates travelling with the same bus. Oh, and he had to pay heavy fines as well.

Consumer protection? More like protecting the producers from non-loyal consumers…

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