Almost every office I’ve worked in has used hooky software, the building here is happy to allow Chinese DVD hawkers to go door to door, and holidaymakers include trips to Karama on their itinerary (my Christmas guest bought four handbags, one watch and a purse). I have friends here who are first name terms with their supplier of fakes, one recently had an order of Paul Smith shirts knocked up for less than 70ds (full retail price: 700ds). And they weren’t bad.This is nonsense. While recognizing there is a big difference between an obviously fake handbag bought from a cheerfully dodgy shop in Karama, and unknowingly buying fake brake pads from an authorized retailer, there is clearly some gap between having laws and implementing them. If you’re happy to let sellers of fake goods continue to trade, don’t be surprised if a culture develops that says fakes are fine.
Counterfeit goods are a global problem, and unfortunately for
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It's the never-ending problem of law enforcement. But then even in law-abiding, strictly controlled Singapore, copy watches are on open display in places like Bugis Market.
Apart from the theft of intellectual rights, the murky figures behind much of the fake product industry is a real concern.
And when it gets into, as you say, motor parts and even more dangerously medication, real effort has to be put into stamping it out.
agreed. plenty of seemingly law-abiding cities have a problem with fake goods, but i'm not sure it's helpful that dubai has neighborhoods that are notorious for fakes. it doesn't help convey a 'tough on fakes' message.
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