Maybe I'm jaded, but I'm not a bit surprised that Buycycling put out an article like that. Their priority, after all, is to protect the established manufacturers. I doubt that they have any writers on their staff, and the editors' only job is to make sure the glossy Trek ads aren't right next to the glossy Giant ads. Is counterfeiting a problem? Yes, and it always has been. But when you give your designs to a foreign factory to save on labor costs, you make it easier for that stuff to happen.