Yet another study says counterfeit products aren’t really a problem.

At first, there was already proven that counterfeit products aren’t a problem for the manufacturers because most consumers who buy counterfeit goods weren’t being tricked. And due to that fact,  the counterfeit products work as good advertising. And on top of that they have proven that almost 50% of those consumers bought the real thing within two and a half years.

A new research by David Wall, has again proven that the counterfeit products aren’t really a big problem, and that the manufacturers are overrating their losses.  And surprisingly he points out that law enforcement should not waste their time trying to stop the bootleggers.

Be careful because this study focuses on designer goods, so you can’t take in fake pharmaceuticals or fake airplane parts. The actual “harm” depends on what good you are talking about, so it’s very dangerous to talk about “counterfeit products” in general.

And finally he points out that the real problem is that they lump all the things into one category and due to that the law enforcement spends less time focusing on the things that create a real harm.

Martijn

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100829/21095710809.shtml