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There's a big difference between creating something that looks like a Swiss watch and selling it to someone who wants a Swiss watch, and creating something that
by waqf 15y ago
There's a big difference between creating something that looks like a Swiss watch and selling it to someone who wants a Swiss watch, and creating something that looks like a Swiss watch and selling it to someone who wants something that looks like a Swiss watch. The first is fraud against the end purchaser, whereas the second is at most possible trademark infringement.
It seems to me that those pressing for "anti-counterfeiting" laws are trying to conjure up the spectre of the first case, to get popular support without giving people the chance to think too hard about what would be fair legislation for the second case.