Anonymous wrote:China is unbelievably crooked with intellectual property theft.
They even steal photos from small mom and pop sellers and individual artisans on Etsy, social media or individual websites. They steal the photos, remove and replace the watermarks (poorly) then repost the photos on Ebay, Amazon, Shein, Temu, Aliexpress, etc, selling poorly made fakes for 1/10 or less of what the artist needs to sell the item at. They steal one of a kind pieces too. It is not just big designers and national brands that they steal from. They steal from microbusinesses and individual artisans, often causing those companies to go out of business. Even through China is supposed to follow DMCA, they don't unless it is a US website like Amazon. The Chinese sites just ignore the small business' DMCA filings, and either immediately repost the stolen photos or leave them up.
Every person with a shred of ethics should do what they can to to avoid purchasing chinese made items. It is really difficult because they have such a monopoly, but even choosing other countries' products now and then is a step in the right direction.
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