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Re: Copies of Amiga games/apps sold as original!
« on: May 22, 2009, 09:26:48 PM »
This ebay listing is from one of many drop-ship sellers being supplied by a huge counterfeit ring running out of Swindon by former Amiga shop owners. They counterfeit everything from videos to Amiga to consoles and PC.

I reported these guys several times to their ISP, the local police and trading standards. There is lots of information about these people, they have not tried to hide their identities. They make hundreds of thousands of pounds every year through counterfeits.

Someone needs to bring them down. Watchdog or someone.
 

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Re: Copies of Amiga games/apps sold as original!
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2009, 01:58:24 AM »
Because once you've done it once, and they effectively say "Software counterfeiting? No-longer on sale? So what? We do not care!" you become disillusioned. Even Codemasters were not interested.

What it needs is an en-mass report to the TV show watchdog, or the OFT.

Preferably with the backing of a copyright owner.