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 Product piracy (counterfeiting)
Basically, one distinguishes between two types of product piracy: On the one hand, there are the products where the company name and logo are used by others and on the other hand, those where the packaging is
deceptively similar without actually using the exact company name.
In both cases we're dealing with imitations, copies of the original product. The copied products are spared the developing expenses and the cost of ensuring the quality. In almost all cases only a visual similarity is
achieved, not however, it's internal qualities.
What advantage does one indeed have, e.g., from brake-pads, which can not be trusted to be as good as the original products? Because such products are mostly bought unwittingly, for the same price or perhaps a small
savings, one is getting an inferior product, in fact in this case, even a potentially dangerous product.
Should you, as a consumer, buy such an article and install it yourself, you make yourself responsible for a possible accident if the maker of the imitation-product can no longer be determined. The danger of buying such a
product, by the way, has been increased by internet-shopping. For a long time now, serious workshops have been warning, that when buying these products, make sure that you have the additional assurance from the
seller that the product is genuine.
Some of these products even lead to serious damages, which a lot of workshops won't or can't repair, because they don't reckon with any unexpected defects in the product. On the contrary, during the customer/workshop
dialog, it is often said that this or another part/s has been already been replaced and that is why one doesn't have to look for a mistake in that particular area.
The original manufacturers of the copied components are being especially buffeted, the problems with the installation and the inadequate durability, are first of all, associated with his products. In this way, a reputable
brand name product which required a great deal of effort and expenditure to put on the market, can also suffer substantial damage.
On top of all that, just imagine, unwitting users of the phoney products also demand help and compensation from the damaged company. How long does it take before the whole misunderstanding has been cleared up?,
also how much effort have the workers put into it? Thus, it is understandable, that the manufacturers take action against imitations everytime they get to hear about them.
Actually, the customs should accordingly control and check products, e.g., those coming in from the far east. Indeed, this cannot be done with the available staff and also not with the current knowledge that they have. Thus,
the unwary customer must suffer, since copied products sold under the original brand-name, can be confiscated and destroyed by the rightful producer. In addition, the buyer is also responsible for any further damages
caused by the product. So, keep your eyes open and be suspicious of apparent 'bargain-price products'.
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