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by ungreased0675 3 hours ago
I don’t actually know what a good government policy would be. I don’t want to add friction to normal business practices.

But I’d also like to make it unprofitable to plunder well-established brands. It seems like a form of dishonesty, to sell an intentionally inferior product under a brand that was previously quality. Consumers eventually figure it out and move elsewhere, but the pirates have already cashed out by then.