01-26-2005, 11:05 PM
China produces between 40% & 75% of the worlds bootleg goods, depending on the stats you choose to believe. Last year the Chinese economy grew 9.5%(!). I haven't found reliable stats on how much of that is buoyed by China's total disregard for intellectual property, but it's significant.
So, to all Americans, keep buying Chinese bootlegs for long enough and you won't need to worry about it in the end. In another few years you won't be able to afford Hong Kong knock-offs anymore. As an cheapskate Australian whose economy is slowly drifting apart from the US, I'm going to keep buying bootlegs (and learning Mandarin).
So, to all Americans, keep buying Chinese bootlegs for long enough and you won't need to worry about it in the end. In another few years you won't be able to afford Hong Kong knock-offs anymore. As an cheapskate Australian whose economy is slowly drifting apart from the US, I'm going to keep buying bootlegs (and learning Mandarin).
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