I remember markets--nearly malls--of pirated software in Hong Kong during the 90s. I felt little compunction about shopping there, given how much was difficult

I remember markets--nearly malls--of pirated software in Hong Kong during the 90s. I felt little compunction about shopping there, given how much was difficult to get any other way. That said, part of the lackadaisical response is because most of the economic victims were foreign companies. The Chinese police would have acted rather differently if the angry calls for enforcement were coming from Chinese brands and local politicians beholden to those interests.