# China Fakes Whole Apple Store! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 20, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735 "2011-07-20T07:22:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/1 "2011-07-20T07:22:23Z")
Haha awesome work: > **[Are you listening, Steve Jobs?](https://birdabroad.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/are-you-listening-steve-jobs/)** > > UPDATE #2: Click here for updates on the fake Apple store, with video footage. UPDATE #1: To address the main issue that people have been getting all bent out of shape about: the stores I photograp… ![https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lZd6zUu1RxE/TiWlI8j-BII/AAAAAAAAFDY/QEYjEgPYqZY/s512/IMG_6546_brighter.JPG](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lZd6zUu1RxE/TiWlI8j-BII/AAAAAAAAFDY/QEYjEgPYqZY/s512/IMG_6546_brighter.JPG) ![https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IV6Wu1sF3Xw/TiWcBxKt8FI/AAAAAAAAFCg/l5sBRoDeLrI/s640/IMG_6541.JPG](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IV6Wu1sF3Xw/TiWcBxKt8FI/AAAAAAAAFCg/l5sBRoDeLrI/s640/IMG_6541.JPG) ![https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B4iwN9-QUTY/TiWbuclZ3ZI/AAAAAAAAFCM/8na_PJ-wdMs/s640/IMG_6536.JPG](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B4iwN9-QUTY/TiWbuclZ3ZI/AAAAAAAAFCM/8na_PJ-wdMs/s640/IMG_6536.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/2 "2011-07-20T07:35:50Z")
Sooo… legal? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/3 "2011-07-20T07:54:42Z")
It’s downright scary the level of corporate trademark violation that is allowed (and even promoted) by the Chinese government. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/4 "2011-07-20T09:10:53Z")
Hahaha ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/5 "2011-07-20T09:26:08Z")
how do trademark laws work across country lines? Do they mean anything at all? ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/6 "2011-07-20T09:27:38Z")
Thats what I was wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/7 "2011-07-20T09:30:07Z")
![http://store.taviscoburn.com/images/products/908284_full.jpg](http://store.taviscoburn.com/images/products/908284_full.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/8 "2011-07-20T09:49:26Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > how do trademark laws work across country lines? Do they mean anything at all? nothing matters china does not give a single fuck ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/9 "2011-07-20T10:07:55Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > how do trademark laws work across country lines? Do they mean anything at all? For the majority of the civilized world, it matters. China how ever, no fucks are given. None at all. And since every major power is so addicted to cheap Chinese crap (not to mention buried in debt to the Chinese) no one has the balls to do anything about it. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/10 "2011-07-20T10:20:11Z")
nobody has the balls to do what? threaten to not borrow any more money from them? ---
**Author:** ![Driftacular](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/driftacular/32/5724_2.png) [@Driftacular](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Driftacular)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/11 "2011-07-20T11:01:38Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > nobody has the balls to do what? threaten to not borrow any more money from them? LOLLLLL and have the US become like Ethiopia… ^k that was racist… LOL but rlly. the US is just how many trillions in debt to the chinese? even if they stop borrowing… they still OWE. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/12 "2011-07-20T11:13:17Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > nobody has the balls to do what? threaten to not borrow any more money from them? If we had the balls and weren’t addicted to cheap Chinese crap and buried in debt (like I posted) we could simply cut off trade until they took serious action on their blatant international copyright violations. Being the biggest exporter in the world that would be a pretty huge motivator. ---
**Author:** ![Driftacular](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/driftacular/32/5724_2.png) [@Driftacular](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Driftacular)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/13 "2011-07-20T11:15:57Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > If we had the balls and weren’t addicted to cheap Chinese crap and buried in debt (like I posted) we could simply cut off trade until they took serious action on their blatant international copyright violations. Being the biggest exporter in the world that would be a pretty huge motivator. +1 ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/14 "2011-07-20T11:22:34Z")
look around wherever you are sitting and start thinking about what would happen if we cut off trade with China. I could never happen, they’d be fine and we would be ruined. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/15 "2011-07-20T11:29:34Z")
they wouldn’t be ‘fine’, we’re still way up the tree as far as suckling on them. They do however have many smaller addicts. But otherwise, yea. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/16 "2011-07-20T11:40:11Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > look around wherever you are sitting and start thinking about what would happen if we cut off trade with China. I could never happen, they’d be fine and we would be ruined. Maybe you’re missing the core concept of what I originally posted… > **And since every major power is so addicted to cheap Chinese crap** (not to mention buried in debt to the Chinese) no one has the balls to do anything about it. I put it in bold this time. I’m well aware how hard it would be for us, or any major power… which is why I said no one is will to do anything about the problem. Ideally since all modern countries suffer when you have a country like China duplicating anything they want it would be more than just the US that cut off trade with them. But again, as I already said, we can’t because we all rely on China to make our shit. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-fakes-whole-apple-store/214735/17 "2011-07-20T12:02:19Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > how do trademark laws work across country lines? Do they mean anything at all? Nope. Its a government policy to offer to accept the US to work with illegal companies making counterfeit goods. I guess the more I read about this, I guess it was a legit apple store with all the devices for sale. Just not an official one by Apple. It wasn’t a completely knock off store.