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Re:370 Books in 20 months: South African author defends her ... by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:23AM (#50424630)
No way to enforce it. We already have laws about scams and counterfeit products which Amazon does not enforce, even in cases where it absolutely could.
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Re:370 Books in 20 months: South African author defends her ... by zbentley on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:31AM (#50424712)
There are valid objections to GP’s point, but this one is silly.

Having anti-counterfeit laws is vastly preferable to not having them. Counterfeiters do get busted, though you’re right that Amazon and the authorities could indeed do more.

I’d rather live in a world where at least some criminals are deterred from selling me a fake fire extinguisher that doesn’t work when my house is on fire.

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Re:370 Books in 20 months: South African author defends her ... by throwa356262 on Monday November 09, 2026 @08:30AM (#50425337)
No, but once you start demanding your money back for a product being mislabeled things will improve
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