Originally Posted by
WhyFi
No, it's still very obvious. Also obvious is that you're willing to put yourself through a mental obstacle course in an effort to justify supporting counterfeiters. Buy the crappy kit and be done with it but stop pretending that you're occupying some decent moral grounds in doing so.
Oh, please.... This issue is much more interesting and potentially has a far greater impact on my life and livelihood than the silly question of whether to buy a cheap piece of cycling stuff. That's just the catalyst for discussion. Being engaged in a somewhat/occasionally creative profession, I happen to be in a position to make complaints about copyright infringements. Fortunately it has never come to that, but I wouldn't want to get bent out of shape thinking I had a case when I really didn't - I'd rather "know my enemy," so I hope you don't mind my taking the opportunity here to explore the issue. Of course if I really did think I had a case, I'd consult an attorney, not bikeforums

But this kind of issue comes up often enough in this forum, and I think it could stand a little more thorough analysis than the usual "I should be paid to wear advertising" and "wearing the uniform of a team you don't belong to is d-baggery" opinion- spouting alone, and I think some good points have been made so far.