artistsagainstamazon
Why You Shouldn't Shop on Amazon - Artists Unite Against Amazon Over Fake Chinese Products
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.
Doesn't a registered Copyright protect Artists? Why not sue them?
An artist in the USA has an immediate copyright at the point of creation. The copyright however, must be registered with the government in order to take legal action in court. There really is no law enforcement to help an artist. There is no assistance from the police, the FBI or the DOJ or the US government in enforcing copyright laws in online marketplaces. All of this is left up to the civil-suit court system. The U.S. copyright registration is much like a fancy extended warranty certificate from a company that went bankrupt.
The Chinese economy and the companies like Amazon, Ali Baba and Ebay that support these illegal activities count on this lack of enforcement. They know international lawsuits against anyone in China is a fruitless effort. These companies hide behind their "Safe Harbor" status that protects them from liability of what sellers do in their marketplaces. This then allows them to create a complex system to encourage the copyright infringements and profit from it directly without being held responsible for it.
Once you've taken away an artists income - they have no money to hire a lawyer. If somehow they do, companies like Amazon have a legal army that will tie up your case until you have not a penny left.
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
Why You Shouldn't Shop on Amazon - Artists Unite Against Amazon Over Fake Chinese Products
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.
Doesn't a registered Copyright protect Artists? Why not sue them?
An artist in the USA has an immediate copyright at the point of creation. The copyright however, must be registered with the government in order to take legal action in court. There really is no law enforcement to help an artist. There is no assistance from the police, the FBI or the DOJ or the US government in enforcing copyright laws in online marketplaces. All of this is left up to the civil-suit court system. The U.S. copyright registration is much like a fancy extended warranty certificate from a company that went bankrupt.
The Chinese economy and the companies like Amazon, Ali Baba and Ebay that support these illegal activities count on this lack of enforcement. They know international lawsuits against anyone in China is a fruitless effort. These companies hide behind their "Safe Harbor" status that protects them from liability of what sellers do in their marketplaces. This then allows them to create a complex system to encourage the copyright infringements and profit from it directly without being held responsible for it.
Once you've taken away an artists income - they have no money to hire a lawyer. If somehow they do, companies like Amazon have a legal army that will tie up your case until you have not a penny left.
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