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Your comparison has nothing to do with the subject at hand. The problem is a country allowing the counterfeit production of an inferior product that will both i
by luckydata 6y ago
Your comparison has nothing to do with the subject at hand. The problem is a country allowing the counterfeit production of an inferior product that will both impact sales and undermine the brand, very much like shitty “Parmesan” does to Italian Parmigiano. Ironically the USA has a hard on for intellectual property protection but seems to be very casual about this type of IP crime.
- otterley 6y agoI don't know if I'd call it "IP crime": (1) copyright protection does not apply to methods of food production; (2) the methods existed long before patents were invented; and (3) the American producers don't intend to use the term "jamon iberico de bellota" so there's no trademark violation (to the extent trademark protection might even apply here). I know what you mean though; there's still something skeezy about it because it exploits consumer confusion. Hooray American capitalism.