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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:06 am Post subject: Chinese ripoffs of Korean products threatens Korean markets |
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Those dastardly Chinese are ripping off Korean copyright.
Chinese Copycats Threaten Korean Game Makers
By Kim Tong-hyung
Staff Reporter
First it was mobile phones and automobiles ― now, China's insatiable appetite to copycat is poised to devour Korea's original online games.
Korean game makers fear that Chinese copycats will drive them out of the market, taking advantage of the country's sheer market size and Beijing's lenient attitude to piracy.
Online game publishers aren't the only Korean firms becoming increasingly concerned about what they call Chinese knock-off products.
Last week, police investigators in Seoul arrested a 32-year-old man and detained 11 others on charges of smuggling thousands of knock-off mobile phones from China, that were copies of popular models from Samsung and Apple, and which had earned them more than 20 million won.
The estimated damaged in trademark rights totaled about 750 million won, according to police.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/07/123_48823.html |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:09 am Post subject: Re: Chinese ripoffs of Korean products threatens Korean mark |
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| Julius wrote: |
Korean game makers fear that Chinese copycats will drive them out of the market, taking advantage of the country's sheer market size and Beijing's lenient attitude to piracy.
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Hahaha. that made me laugh. Ever been to Yongsan, seen any "DVDs". In Itaewon they have tons of Louis Vuitton and other such knock off purses. |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:15 am Post subject: |
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Cry me a river Korea. How did you ever do it, in the first place?
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Pot calling the kettel black. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:37 am Post subject: Re: Chinese ripoffs of Korean products threatens Korean mark |
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| ...Korea's original online games. |
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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| With a piracy rate of 40 percent to 50 percent, according to various estimates, South Korea has become one of the hot spots for cracking down on illegal software. The government, concerned about the potential effect on exports and its own software industry, has responded by passing a number of reforms. |
http://news.cnet.com/South-Koreas-cat-and-mouse-with-piracy/2100-1014_3-5213786.html
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| "According to the Korean Film Council, more than 47% of people surveyed said they had downloaded movies from the Internet (illegally) at least once," added Harrison Lee, managing director of Warner Home Video Korea. |
Taken from an article about WB attempts to curbs piracy in Korea.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15597.cfm
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| In Korea, piracy of video games isn't limited to the hardcore crowd; it's everywhere, prevalent in every age group and economic class that exists. |
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Nintendo recently released their annual comments on game piracy to the US government as part of the �Special 301� process for intellectual property rights protection:
"Internet piracy in Korea continues to increase, as does the availability of devices that get around product security and allow for the play of illegal Nintendo software. A massive customs raid of 10 premises that resulted in the seizure of more than 75,000 game copiers at the beginning of 2009 is a positive sign the government is serious about enforcement. Nintendo is pleased with Korea�s consistent customs seizures, and courts are now starting to hold distributors of circumvention devices, such as game copiers, accountable. The Korea-U.S. free trade agreement is important to all intellectual property rights holders."
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| Despite South Korea stepping up penalties for those who violate copyright by downloading pirated materials this year, media specialists see the trend accelerating. |
The Korean media is sure funny. Seems like they are getting a dose of their own medicine and don't like it so much. |
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dragon777
Joined: 06 Dec 2007
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| Even in major markets and shops advertising the genuine thing....fakes are being sold under the domain of the major advertiser. This is happening everywhere!!!!! Be careful of what you are buying...look for the TAG of the goods that you are buying!!!! |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| dragon777 wrote: |
| Even in major markets and shops advertising the genuine thing....fakes are being sold under the domain of the major advertiser. This is happening everywhere!!!!! Be careful of what you are buying...look for the TAG of the goods that you are buying!!!! |
I don't think its even possible in Korea to buy a laptop... that doesn't have a ripped off version of windows. |
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ryoga013
Joined: 23 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| dragon777 wrote: |
| Even in major markets and shops advertising the genuine thing....fakes are being sold under the domain of the major advertiser. This is happening everywhere!!!!! Be careful of what you are buying...look for the TAG of the goods that you are buying!!!! |
I don't think its even possible in Korea to buy a laptop... that doesn't have a ripped off version of windows. |
It's not Windows, it's "Weendosu," so it's OK. |
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