Originally Posted by WhyFi

No, it's not interesting. It's not fair use. It's not educational, transformative, commentary, etc, etc. It's false endorsement (advertising runs both ways - do you really think that trusted brands are happy to have their name associated with poor quality goods?) in an effort to sell cheap kit. Attempting to make it a bigger issue is pathetic mental gymnastics in an effort to justify your desire to buy, sport and support the counterfeiters looking to make a quick buck off of the efforts of others.

As it's not even close to the "deep thoughts" issue that you'd like to think it is, I don't have anything more to offer on the subject, so I'll bow out here, but feel free to let the perpetual motion cranks keep spinning.