I bow hunt. Rage is one of the most popular broadheads on the market. They sent their manufacturing to China to make some more change. Like everyone else with this bright idea they got knocked off. Been years this is going on and they still sell $40 three packs with a target tip at bass pro/cabellas.
They don’t bitch and moan. They just keep pumping out their overpriced broadheads and keep on making a killing.
If all of the equipment companies on here did that instead of bitching and moaning all day they might actually grow the company.
Just put broadheads into an ebay search and you will see every major US broadhead knocked off. I am going to guess ebay didn’t get the memo from the US ITC.
I haven’t been shut down here, yet. Are we not conducting truly free enterprise? Future is the future. “bootleggers have much greater access to the necessary infrastructure to bootleg and distribute in China” and everywhere else. Information is contagious, everyone will get it eventually. Until then, i provide the most accurate information possible to whom I can reach. So do you. It’s only the legality of our subject that separates us from other scientists. Still schedule 1? Curse words, and I need a dab
We have to work together to have a global economy
It’s depressing to know that when someone great over here invents something of great design China will steal it and say fuck it, all while lowering the price…
The outsourcing of manufacturing to China also did no good. Well only lowered chances of pollution in the United States. Also avoided a few human rights lawsuits by moving to a country that has very little.
But the whole design here, build there thing… I have no words.
How would China become the world leader in technology, AI, etc. (the 2021 plan) without protecting IP? The advantage for copying is only beneficial when the copier is far behind the leader. As time goes on China will begin protecting IP and may even reach parity with the US. That will be decades but I expect them to slowly turn that dial
Intellectual property law is entirely civil, not criminal. So while it might be technically forbidden to tinker in your basement with someone else’s patented gizmo, there is no punishment until you start making money off of it. Damages are often set at 3x the ill gotten profits. And sometimes the math used gets a little ridiculous in that they can assert the sale of one knockoff prevents the sale of two or three legit products, just to come up with a bigger number. It’s all just fines, though, no jail time.
The standard for infringing upon someone else’s ip is that you caused “consumer confusion.” It is so blurry of a line that the side with the most money and lawyers usually wins any dispute.
Yes, it is possible now. There are companies going around and getting Chinese trademarks on American Cannabis companies as we speak and stopping shipments.
Apple is pretty good with this stuff. You can’t even use a authentic screen from another iPhone 12 on a broken iphone12 screen. Literally they are paired and only apple can reprogram.
Bootleg ones work but not all the options work. If you want your iPhone to work like Apple sold it to you. It almost has to be repair by Apple.
While China has made iPhone clones none are even close to operating like the real thing.
Apologies, I did not detect a question in your original post. I stand by my notion that intellectual property only pays until it is copied. Those copies often lead to innovation. Innovation is the only thing that moves us forward as a species. IMO
Probably still not an answer
I’m trying
I stand by my notion that intellectual property only pays until it is copied.
After it is copied, it becomes our property. Or whomever claims ownership has to persue legal options.
Not my cup of tea.
I will continue to do what I want with all of these ideas until I am forced to stop.
When I get rich, is when everyone will say “I invented that first”.
I’ll be rich then , so , f u
