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Osem · 04-03-2008, 11:32

First it was the Invasion of the Jellyfish but did anyone see this last night?

http://www.channel4.com/video/the-fa...mbers_p_1.html

I haven't seen all of it yet but what I have seen was quite worrying. Yes counterfeiting has been around since the year dot but apparently in more recent times, huge corporations have been so eager to ship their maufacturing off to the cheapest place that they've not been very diligent in protecting their brands or indeed their customers. Whilst we're all familiar with fake watches, DVD's, perfume and handbags, more worrying is the widespread fabrication of, for example, counterfeit electronic parts for all sorts of important equipment, faulty condoms destined for Africa and pharmaceuticals containing all sorts of nasty stuff which might do you in even if not receiving your required medication doesn't first!

The programme included footage from a major a conference in London organised by large companies apparently trying to crack down on counterfeiting. One clip said it all really - when asked by a journalist, during a subsequent media briefing, why it was that in almost all cases China is clearly responsible yet they'd managed to avoid naming the culprit once during their entire conference, the ensuing awkward silence in the room was truly deafening.

There's another episode next week which I will be watching even though it's all really quite scary. I wonder what we'd do if Iran was behind all this?.....

04-03-2008, 11:32	#1
Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	We're All Doomed II - The Sequel First it was the Invasion of the Jellyfish but did anyone see this last night? http://www.channel4.com/video/the-fa...mbers_p_1.html I haven't seen all of it yet but what I have seen was quite worrying. Yes counterfeiting has been around since the year dot but apparently in more recent times, huge corporations have been so eager to ship their maufacturing off to the cheapest place that they've not been very diligent in protecting their brands or indeed their customers. Whilst we're all familiar with fake watches, DVD's, perfume and handbags, more worrying is the widespread fabrication of, for example, counterfeit electronic parts for all sorts of important equipment, faulty condoms destined for Africa and pharmaceuticals containing all sorts of nasty stuff which might do you in even if not receiving your required medication doesn't first! The programme included footage from a major a conference in London organised by large companies apparently trying to crack down on counterfeiting. One clip said it all really - when asked by a journalist, during a subsequent media briefing, why it was that in almost all cases China is clearly responsible yet they'd managed to avoid naming the culprit once during their entire conference, the ensuing awkward silence in the room was truly deafening. There's another episode next week which I will be watching even though it's all really quite scary. I wonder what we'd do if Iran was behind all this?.....