Comments on: 52% of Japanese don’t have a problem with counterfeit brand goods and pirated movies http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/ Japan News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:07:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dai-Cast 86 - The Final pt. 2 at tiltyhouse.com http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-273426 Dai-Cast 86 - The Final pt. 2 at tiltyhouse.com Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:37:45 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6830#comment-273426 [...] 52% of Japanese don’t have a problem with counterfeit goods - japanprobe.com [...] [...] 52% of Japanese don’t have a problem with counterfeit goods – japanprobe.com [...]

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]]> By: inverse http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-254278 inverse Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:03:57 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6830#comment-254278 amazing how the online poll shows similar results.. amazing how the online poll shows similar results..

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]]> By: Ken Y-N http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-253902 Ken Y-N Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:37:23 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6830#comment-253902 I've now <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/10/24/intellectual-property-infringement-in-japan/" rel="nofollow">translated the original survey</a>, and as stereo says, it's a pretty poor set of questions. I’ve now translated the original survey, and as stereo says, it’s a pretty poor set of questions.

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]]> By: koy http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-253863 koy Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:43:57 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6830#comment-253863 When buying them, people can still play "innocent" and say they thought it was a geniuine version of WindowsXP they just bought for 100yen.. When buying them, people can still play “innocent” and say they thought it was a geniuine version of WindowsXP they just bought for 100yen..

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]]> By: h8GWB http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-253820 h8GWB Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:53:33 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6830#comment-253820 I don't see how this is much different from the popular opinion in other, even industrialized, countries. I think the Figma Mikuru I just bought cheap(ish) off ebay is a bootleg (albiet a pretty decent one.) I don’t see how this is much different from the popular opinion in other, even industrialized, countries. I think the Figma Mikuru I just bought cheap(ish) off ebay is a bootleg (albiet a pretty decent one.)

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]]> By: kevin http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-253728 kevin Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:25:57 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6830#comment-253728 Yea i live in kandai and i theres alot of things japanese people seem not to care about.for example, drinking ages or passing out drunk in the middle of the street at night, or speed limits, or rational prices for pitches of beer at bars Yea i live in kandai and i theres alot of things japanese people seem not to care about.for example, drinking ages or passing out drunk in the middle of the street at night, or speed limits, or rational prices for pitches of beer at bars

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]]> By: stereo http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/10/24/52-of-japanese-dont-have-a-problem-with-counterfeit-brand-goods-and-pirated-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-253708 stereo Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:06:26 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6830#comment-253708 Here is the link to the report. http://www8.cao.go.jp/survey/tokubetu/h20/h20-chizai.pdf I think the questions are rather misleading. Question 1. Have you ever heard of someone around you who knowingly bought counterfeit brand goods from overseas or through the internet? Question 2. What do you think of the acts of knowingly buying counterfeit brand goods? (Chose one.) -Such acts should not be done no matter what. (39.9%) -Since they are cheaper, such acts cannot be helped. (27.3%) (仕方がない in original language) -Since they have different features form the original, such acts cannot be helped. (7.5%) -Since they are sold openly, such acts cannot be helped. (17.6%) -Other. Specify (). (2.1%) -Cannot answer. (5.5%) If someone answers yes to Q1, he would most likely answer "cannot be helped" in Q2, thinking, "Oh, my friend is not to blame." If Q2 had been "Do you buy counterfeit brand goods?” the results would have been totally different. Here is the link to the report.
http://www8.cao.go.jp/survey/tokubetu/h20/h20-chizai.pdf

I think the questions are rather misleading.

Question 1.
Have you ever heard of someone around you who knowingly bought counterfeit brand goods from overseas or through the internet?

Question 2.
What do you think of the acts of knowingly buying counterfeit brand goods? (Chose one.)
-Such acts should not be done no matter what. (39.9%)
-Since they are cheaper, such acts cannot be helped. (27.3%)
(仕方がない in original language)
-Since they have different features form the original, such acts cannot be helped. (7.5%)
-Since they are sold openly, such acts cannot be helped. (17.6%)
-Other. Specify (). (2.1%)
-Cannot answer. (5.5%)

If someone answers yes to Q1, he would most likely answer “cannot be helped” in Q2, thinking, “Oh, my friend is not to blame.” If Q2 had been “Do you buy counterfeit brand goods?” the results would have been totally different.

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