Old 04-22-09, 07:33 PM
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Charles Wahl
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As rufus says, I think that the issue is hand-made, artisan work vs. factory production. There's no way to legislate this -- you could make crap in Italy using exploited labor, or something divine in Taiwan. So you just have to know something about the people who made your bike if that's important to you, and not rely on governments or guilds or the lawyers to do your research.
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