What is your definition of a "FAKE"????

LV Fairy · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:22 AM

There was a storyon A Current Affair tonight news prog like CNN and they had a news special "fake designer goods Why fashionists say you don't need the real thing to look amazing" With top guru supporting the use of fakes quote "nowadays fakes are so good even the experts have a hard time telling the differences....... why bother spending all that money when you can have the same and cheaper" I couldn't believe they were promoting the use of fake bags on national TV with no regards to copyright issues respect for branding.

Am I just over reacting and did I just misunderstand the meaning of the word FAKE. Ladies and Gents what is your definition of FAKE

The article link is here

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=292229

KaiieCHANEL · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:26 AM

WTH!?!
URG!
That is so pathetic they don't get the it.
Well to me Fake means - Poorly made,cheap looking, ugly, a insult to designers , terrorism , child labour.

andr114 · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:29 AM

they are asking the wrong people if those people say that experts have a hard time telling the differences... they should have asked our tpf experts to spot a fake LOL!

to me.. you can't have the same but cheaper, it's simple.. same means no differences at all not even a little bit.. same is same...

fakes/imitations are cheap but they are not the same, and people don't look amazing with fakes..

JuiceBox · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:29 AM

Fakes never live up to the same quality usually. It's a silly argument.

That article just boils my blood.. it drives me insane hearing people say fakes are acceptable.

TFFC · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:33 AM

Trust ACA to do a story like that. Distasteful. My definition of fake - a bag that tries to be the real thing but isn't. It has to bear a trademark of some sort though. Maybe the bags made by the "Pink Corporation" are mere replicas. You know ACA - always twisting words and stories!

jellyv · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:36 AM

That was a very irresponsible article/story. It didn't get into the legal and ethical questions at all. While they're at it, why didn't they support buying bootleg DVDs and CDs? They are cheaper, too...who cares about intellectual property and fraud? I'm being facetious-- trademark infringements and consumer fraud are something that affects corporations and us as individuals.

Why is that people only think about their choices as being entirely personal decisions, with no effect on others and in the world? It's not really that way. If fakes circulate freely, companies have their intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks) violated, and profits impacted. We as individuals wouldn't want our thoughts and our hard work ripped off, and neither do companies. Then there are the issues of, what happens to the money generated by the sale of fakes? Is it untraced and could enter the stream of funding for illegal/terrorist activity? Far from being monitored and controlled, as normal commerce is.
WHAT WAS THIS PROGRAM THINKING???

LV Fairy · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:52 AM

Thanks guys for the support. I thought it was just me being too touchy because i'm a LV lover. I'm going to write a nasty letter to channel nine and suggest to them their next story should be on the best websites to download movies and forget going to the cinemas, the cheapest place to buy groceries all fake products from china 'eggs grown in a lab no need for chickens anymore and more great ideas to come...'

DiorKiss · Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:57 AM

What is this?! It makes me angry!!! They're totally crazy!

And by the way, it doesn't make any sense what they're saying... Quote: "Consumers also seem less interested in the label of an item, according to Ms McCallum"
Okay, tell me this... If they're not interested in the label, why would they buy a fake??!! Why won't they just buy a 'normal', cheap bag? Or, if they like the model that much, a 'designer-inspired' bag? (Nothing wrong with those - you know, like Friis & Company makes. They are a bit similar to some designer bags but they're not ugly bad fakes.)

Weird and wrong article... Pff... supporting fakes...

theglamorous · Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:07 AM

OH my i hate when people do that.

mcmug17 · Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:09 AM

Stealing intellectual property is plain wrong, it's as simple as that.

oo_let_me_see · Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:15 AM

Wow, that's pretty crazy! Fake to me is anything trying to imitate the real thing, label and all. Though it's not for me, I'd rather someone carry a designer-inspired then a knock-off.

Hey, are designer-inspired bags illegal, you know...like the ones that have Xs and Os (or whatever it is) instead of LVs?

mcmug17 · Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:21 AM

O and the funny thing is, these people are from MSN / Microsoft. So yea, it's alright to get fake copies of Microsoft software according to their theory. Afterall, people get the exact same quality as the original version. :)

kcf68 · Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:22 AM

If you can't afford the real bags a designer inspired bag should be fine as long it does not copy any of the real designer's insignia.

DesigningStyle · Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:30 AM

I totally agree. There is a difference between designer inspired and fake/replica. Fakes are a no-no. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

DiorKiss · Sep 3rd, 2007, 12:16 PM

Those with X's are just fakes, right? I thought they were just bad fakes... I think of a 'designer inspired' bag as a bag that looks a bit like the designer model - like a bag with a lock a bit similar to Chloés. I don't think that's bad or illegal - as long as they don't completely imitate the bag, you know?

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:22 AM	#1
LV Fairy louie addict Location: Louieland	What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? There was a storyon A Current Affair tonight news prog like CNN and they had a news special "fake designer goods Why fashionists say you don't need the real thing to look amazing" With top guru supporting the use of fakes quote "nowadays fakes are so good even the experts have a hard time telling the differences....... why bother spending all that money when you can have the same and cheaper" I couldn't believe they were promoting the use of fake bags on national TV with no regards to copyright issues respect for branding. Am I just over reacting and did I just misunderstand the meaning of the word FAKE. Ladies and Gents what is your definition of FAKE The article link is here http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=292229

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:26 AM	#2
KaiieCHANEL More LV Please!!!! Location: At Louis Vuitton ;)	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? WTH!?! URG! That is so pathetic they don't get the it. Well to me Fake means - Poorly made,cheap looking, ugly, a insult to designers , terrorism , child labour. __________________ Kaie My 2008 Wishlist: Lv Halo Pochette Hermes Kelly Pochette Chanel PST Chanel Cambon Something Lv f/w Shoes !!!! Prada fairy something Lv Galliera PM MJBMJ Magazine clutch Miu Miu something... That Will Do For Know I Supose! LouisVuitton:Chanel

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:29 AM	#3
andr114 Member Location: Sidoarjo, Indonesia	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? they are asking the wrong people if those people say that experts have a hard time telling the differences... they should have asked our tpf experts to spot a fake LOL! to me.. you can't have the same but cheaper, it's simple.. same means no differences at all not even a little bit.. same is same... fakes/imitations are cheap but they are not the same, and people don't look amazing with fakes..

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:29 AM	#4
JuiceBox Member Location: UK	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? Fakes never live up to the same quality usually. It's a silly argument. That article just boils my blood.. it drives me insane hearing people say fakes are acceptable. __________________ Last edited by JuiceBox; Sep 3rd, 2007 at 10:40 AM.

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:33 AM	#5
TFFC Member Location: Australia	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? Trust ACA to do a story like that. Distasteful. My definition of fake - a bag that tries to be the real thing but isn't. It has to bear a trademark of some sort though. Maybe the bags made by the "Pink Corporation" are mere replicas. You know ACA - always twisting words and stories! __________________ Happily Engaged! 5 April 2008 http://forum.purseblog.com/louis-vuitton/a-louis-vuitton-engagement-275338.html

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:36 AM	#6
jellyv Member	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? That was a very irresponsible article/story. It didn't get into the legal and ethical questions at all. While they're at it, why didn't they support buying bootleg DVDs and CDs? They are cheaper, too...who cares about intellectual property and fraud? I'm being facetious-- trademark infringements and consumer fraud are something that affects corporations and us as individuals. Why is that people only think about their choices as being entirely personal decisions, with no effect on others and in the world? It's not really that way. If fakes circulate freely, companies have their intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks) violated, and profits impacted. We as individuals wouldn't want our thoughts and our hard work ripped off, and neither do companies. Then there are the issues of, what happens to the money generated by the sale of fakes? Is it untraced and could enter the stream of funding for illegal/terrorist activity? Far from being monitored and controlled, as normal commerce is. WHAT WAS THIS PROGRAM THINKING???

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:52 AM	#7
LV Fairy louie addict Location: Louieland	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? Thanks guys for the support. I thought it was just me being too touchy because i'm a LV lover. I'm going to write a nasty letter to channel nine and suggest to them their next story should be on the best websites to download movies and forget going to the cinemas, the cheapest place to buy groceries all fake products from china 'eggs grown in a lab no need for chickens anymore and more great ideas to come...'

Sep 3rd, 2007, 10:57 AM	#8
DiorKiss Needs LV Location: LV-land	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? What is this?! It makes me angry!!! They're totally crazy! And by the way, it doesn't make any sense what they're saying... Quote: "Consumers also seem less interested in the label of an item, according to Ms McCallum" Okay, tell me this... If they're not interested in the label, why would they buy a fake??!! Why won't they just buy a 'normal', cheap bag? Or, if they like the model that much, a 'designer-inspired' bag? (Nothing wrong with those - you know, like Friis & Company makes. They are a bit similar to some designer bags but they're not ugly bad fakes.) Weird and wrong article... Pff... supporting fakes...

Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:07 AM	#9
theglamorous Member	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? OH my i hate when people do that. __________________ I WANT MORE

Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:09 AM	#10
mcmug17 Member	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? Stealing intellectual property is plain wrong, it's as simple as that. __________________ Current Wishlist: Hermes Kelly Pochette in black, leather TBD Hopefully... a Hermes Birkin 30cm in etoupe, BJ, or orange... ???

Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:15 AM	#11
oo_let_me_see CL Best Username '08 Location: la la land	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? Wow, that's pretty crazy! Fake to me is anything trying to imitate the real thing, label and all. Though it's not for me, I'd rather someone carry a designer-inspired then a knock-off. Hey, are designer-inspired bags illegal, you know...like the ones that have Xs and Os (or whatever it is) instead of LVs? __________________ Purse BAN in full effect starting 10/31! Rethinking shoe ban at the moment... Last edited by oo_let_me_see; Sep 3rd, 2007 at 11:18 AM.

Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:21 AM	#12
mcmug17 Member	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? O and the funny thing is, these people are from MSN / Microsoft. So yea, it's alright to get fake copies of Microsoft software according to their theory. Afterall, people get the exact same quality as the original version. :) __________________ Current Wishlist: Hermes Kelly Pochette in black, leather TBD Hopefully... a Hermes Birkin 30cm in etoupe, BJ, or orange... ???

Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:22 AM	#13
kcf68 Handbag Addict Location: Finally on the West Coast!!!	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? If you can't afford the real bags a designer inspired bag should be fine as long it does not copy any of the real designer's insignia.

Sep 3rd, 2007, 11:30 AM	#14
DesigningStyle All-American Girl Location: New Jersey, USA	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? I totally agree. There is a difference between designer inspired and fake/replica. Fakes are a no-no. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. __________________

Sep 3rd, 2007, 12:16 PM	#15
DiorKiss Needs LV Location: LV-land	Re: What is your definition of a "FAKE"???? Those with X's are just fakes, right? I thought they were just bad fakes... I think of a 'designer inspired' bag as a bag that looks a bit like the designer model - like a bag with a lock a bit similar to Chloés. I don't think that's bad or illegal - as long as they don't completely imitate the bag, you know?