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Read More »“A true epic … Brilliant read” – Faking It series gets thumbs up
The industry has responded positively to the 25,000-word Faking It series we released at the weekend.
Read More »“I bought a fake” – who’s buying the knock-offs and why?
People who buy fake frames, bike parts and cycle clothing may think they're getting a bargain, but is it a Faustian one?
Read More »Tributebands & the Shadowlands – a design professor’s take on IP theft
What's real? What's fake? A crash course in Platonic idealism with Professor Steven Kyffin.
Read More »Faking bikes is as old as cycling – knock-offs are nothing new
Bicycles have been faked since 1817.
Read More »Fake China – where copyright means copy-it-right
In recent years, China has taken steps to counter the counterfeiters, but in a culture where imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery the fakes won't fade away anytime soon.
Read More »Tiger watching tigers – Specialized’s Andrew Love fights the fakers
Andrew Love is Specialized's in-house IP investigator.
Read More »Whack-A-Mole Inc. – the lawyers clobbering the counterfeiters
Preventing Chinese factories from churning out counterfeit goods, and merchants from selling them is a tale of take-downs and sanctions.
Read More »Get real – how and why to avoid buying a fake
Low price too good to be true? Then it's possibly fake …
Read More »Why the bike trade should ask ‘why’, not ‘what’
Is the trade overlooking the emotional connection to cycling and getting bogged down in the technical specifics?
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