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I live in the middle of an area (Silicon Valley) where IP is very crucial to many businesses here.
I won't buy from Taobao since I don't know where the merchandise comes from. I just don't feel right about it.
QuoteI won't buy from Taobao since I don't know where the merchandise comes from. I just don't feel right about it.I'm in the same mindset. And honestly I don't think there could be any explanation or outcome that would make me want to buy from there. Stolen by poor factory workers, hoarded by higher ups, freely given out as rejects, someone's little side project... no matter how they get there, I'm just not inclined to buy from taobao.
I don't consider it as stealing. Hasbro sells millions of toys everyday so that won't get any poorer by loosing those maybe 500 ponies that leak out somehow.
Quote from: xelli on April 25, 2012, 08:26:15 AMI don't consider it as stealing. Hasbro sells millions of toys everyday so that won't get any poorer by loosing those maybe 500 ponies that leak out somehow. I'm sorry but this kind of bothers me. Just because Hasbro is doing well (at least i assume Hasbro is doing well) doesn't make it perfectly fine to just take their stuff. I don't get why people think that as soon as you are dealing with a big company it is no longer theft. Not to mention that not everyone working at this company is some big money maker. Seriously, i don't care if people buy stuff from taobao but stuff like this just sounds like excuses to me. Again, you wouldn't just steal a pony from a store and say "well Hasbro makes a lot of money anyway!".
To be honest though, Hasbro would not have made money out of these rejects; they are worthless to them. It is not quite the same as stealing a pony from a store.