artistsagainstamazon
crappy amazon counterfeit products from china
Yes - we've all ordered that really good deal from amazon, and yes they are too good to be true.
1. The consumer (Amazon Customer) usually has no idea this is going on. They purchase a design they like on their chosen product at a cheap price without a second thought as to who the artist is and whether they are purchasing an authentic product.
2. The products are made using screen captures of low resolution art files found on artists websites, google image searches or from artist licensed partners like Fine Art America, Society6, and Zazzle.
3. The fake products are mostly made by Chinese sellers, but they have also been found globally being resold by many U.S and European sellers and discount warehouses. China does not enforce international copyright treaties and their courts generally do not acknowledge intellectual property rights.
4. These products are often not as described, made from inferior materials and from very low resolution images that make the artwork look fuzzy and/or off-color. These low quality products often still have artist watermarks still on them. They usually sell at incredibly cheap prices and more often than not they ship from China or outside of the USA.
Why does Amazon let this happen?
$$$$ greed. We can assume the only logical reason Amazon allows and supports the illegal copyright infringement so strongly is that they can make more money selling a larger volume of cheap counterfeits vs a smaller volume of more expensive artisan original products. Amazon makes money on every counterfeit item sold. From membership fees paid by counterfeit sellers as well as a fee for every item sold and from fulfillment fees distributing these items from their warehouses.
Learn more about Amazon copyright infringement and how they are funneling billions of dollars of American intellectual property into the Chinese economy.
BOYCOTT AMAZON!!
AMAZON CREATES STARVING ARTISTS - learn more at www.fusionidol.com/pages/artists-unite-against-amazon
Amazon Hammered for Counterfeit Sales ~ 247wallst.com
Amazon made it easier for Chinese counterfeiters to sell you fake products ~ Yahoo News
5 Things You Should Know About Amazon's Issues With Counterfeits ~ Consumerist.com
finance.yahoo.com/news/amazons-counterfeit-problem-gettin...
www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/amazon-counterfeiters-wreak-havoc...
The $4 million battle over counterfeit pool toys at Amazon ~ Bloomberg.com
Daimler AG Sues Amazon over counterfeit Mercedes wheels
www.geekwire.com/2016/daimler-ag-sues-amazon-knockoff-mer...
Jack Ma of Ali Baba claims fakes are often better...
www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-says-fakes-are-often-bett...
Amazon's Problems With Copyright Infringement
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2016/06/16/amazon-serious-copyrig...
Amazon May Go To Trial Over Counterfeit Goods Suit
Amazon Counterfeit goods problem ~ Brandistry Blog
www.dailydot.com/news/amazon-marketplace-conterfeit-fake-...
Amazon Sellers See Fakes on the Rise
www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y15/m11/i19/s01
amazon Struggles to keep counterfeits off the market - or are they even trying?
www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-struggling-to-keep-counterfei...
Amazon a Safe Harbor for ART THIEVES
www.leahg.me/amazon-a-safe-harbor-for-art-thieves-what-ca...
Does Amazon Sell Fake Products? - You Better Believe It!
Do You Know What's Going in Your Amazon Shopping Cart? ~ The Wall Street Journal
crappy amazon counterfeit products from china
Yes - we've all ordered that really good deal from amazon, and yes they are too good to be true.
1. The consumer (Amazon Customer) usually has no idea this is going on. They purchase a design they like on their chosen product at a cheap price without a second thought as to who the artist is and whether they are purchasing an authentic product.
2. The products are made using screen captures of low resolution art files found on artists websites, google image searches or from artist licensed partners like Fine Art America, Society6, and Zazzle.
3. The fake products are mostly made by Chinese sellers, but they have also been found globally being resold by many U.S and European sellers and discount warehouses. China does not enforce international copyright treaties and their courts generally do not acknowledge intellectual property rights.
4. These products are often not as described, made from inferior materials and from very low resolution images that make the artwork look fuzzy and/or off-color. These low quality products often still have artist watermarks still on them. They usually sell at incredibly cheap prices and more often than not they ship from China or outside of the USA.
Why does Amazon let this happen?
$$$$ greed. We can assume the only logical reason Amazon allows and supports the illegal copyright infringement so strongly is that they can make more money selling a larger volume of cheap counterfeits vs a smaller volume of more expensive artisan original products. Amazon makes money on every counterfeit item sold. From membership fees paid by counterfeit sellers as well as a fee for every item sold and from fulfillment fees distributing these items from their warehouses.
Learn more about Amazon copyright infringement and how they are funneling billions of dollars of American intellectual property into the Chinese economy.
BOYCOTT AMAZON!!
AMAZON CREATES STARVING ARTISTS - learn more at www.fusionidol.com/pages/artists-unite-against-amazon
Amazon Hammered for Counterfeit Sales ~ 247wallst.com
Amazon made it easier for Chinese counterfeiters to sell you fake products ~ Yahoo News
5 Things You Should Know About Amazon's Issues With Counterfeits ~ Consumerist.com
finance.yahoo.com/news/amazons-counterfeit-problem-gettin...
www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/amazon-counterfeiters-wreak-havoc...
The $4 million battle over counterfeit pool toys at Amazon ~ Bloomberg.com
Daimler AG Sues Amazon over counterfeit Mercedes wheels
www.geekwire.com/2016/daimler-ag-sues-amazon-knockoff-mer...
Jack Ma of Ali Baba claims fakes are often better...
www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-says-fakes-are-often-bett...
Amazon's Problems With Copyright Infringement
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2016/06/16/amazon-serious-copyrig...
Amazon May Go To Trial Over Counterfeit Goods Suit
Amazon Counterfeit goods problem ~ Brandistry Blog
www.dailydot.com/news/amazon-marketplace-conterfeit-fake-...
Amazon Sellers See Fakes on the Rise
www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y15/m11/i19/s01
amazon Struggles to keep counterfeits off the market - or are they even trying?
www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-struggling-to-keep-counterfei...
Amazon a Safe Harbor for ART THIEVES
www.leahg.me/amazon-a-safe-harbor-for-art-thieves-what-ca...
Does Amazon Sell Fake Products? - You Better Believe It!
Do You Know What's Going in Your Amazon Shopping Cart? ~ The Wall Street Journal