this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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Interesting. I've never known the term counterfeit to be anything other than "fake imitating real". In this case, a company creating unapproved copies, it makes sense and there doesn't really seem to be a better term to describe their actions, but it is confusing with a surface read of the issue.
I think you lost your parent, kiddo
Oh! What the hell?