Huh ? Ahh OK... I was thinking of those Somalian pirates but I understand now, haha !

Well if they would be serious this would gonna be the mother of all wars but impossible because too many connections in the gov so this is gonna be one of those dead end streets.

Major Crackdown? An old friend.

Happy Brand-Xmas

So the goods are being resold to the old owners, right?

Cue picture of enormous steamroller about to crush mountain of empty CD cases.

Fixed.

Daewoo.

bah humbug

Bluebeard and co will be sharpening their cutlasses.

salty your surname isn't Oldseadog by any chance is it?

If successful (which I doubt) the real losers will be Thai teenagers who could never afford the ridiculous prices that the big labels charge for goods they produce using cheap labour. As far as I am concerned if piracy puts these companies out of business then it is a victory for common sense!

Absolutely agree !! I hope the companies that produce these original products go broke !!

Most of them are greedy cheats that employ cheap labour , dodge tax's and so on ...

How can someone buying a copy rolex watch or a copy gucci handbag hurt these money hungy corporations ??

The street shop selling the copy employs 3 thai's , they in turn buy food on the street that help the food vendor , they also pay rent at home and for there space on the street. Also they send money home for there parent's.

So a crackdown on copy selling is purely a cosmetic show as pressured by the US !!

I hate US corporation fat cats , I hate bank CEO's , I generally don't have time for these cheats and liars.

Good luck to the vendors ..... and I bet if you ran a poll and asked most people what they think about selling fake goods , the majority would say the same.

In my opinion.

cheers.

If successful (which I doubt) the real losers will be Thai teenagers who could never afford the ridiculous prices that the big labels charge for goods they produce using cheap labour. As far as I am concerned if piracy puts these companies out of business then it is a victory for common sense!

Absolutely agree !! I hope the companies that produce these original products go broke !!

Most of them are greedy cheats that employ cheap labour , dodge tax's and so on ...

The person buying a copy will never be able to afford the original and probably wouldn't buy it anyway if they had enough money so please explain to me how that affects the sales / profit for these corporations ?

How can someone buying a copy rolex watch or a copy gucci handbag hurt these money hungry corporations ??

The street shop selling the copy employs 3 thai's , they in turn buy food on the street that help the food vendor , they also pay rent at home and for there space on the street. Also they send money home for there parent's.

So a crackdown on copy selling is purely a cosmetic show as pressured by the US !!

I hate US corporation fat cats , I hate bank CEO's , I generally don't have time for these cheats and liars.

Good luck to the vendors ..... and I bet if you ran a poll and asked most people what they think about selling fake goods , the majority would say the same.

In my opinion.

cheers.

Er.....Steve. You said that at about 7pm yesterday mate. In fact it's the post before your last one. You don't have Altzheimers do you?

I read the headline and wondered why the Thai Navy were going to the East Coast of Africa.

salty your surname isn't Oldseadog by any chance is it?

Old yes but prefer terra firma.

If successful (which I doubt) the real losers will be Thai teenagers who could never afford the ridiculous prices that the big labels charge for goods they produce using cheap labour. As far as I am concerned if piracy puts these companies out of business then it is a victory for common sense!

Naw, the'll just put a personal crack down on a few more dates with horny farangs

or hi-so hubbies on the prowl. Viola more disposable cash and the real, non-pirated, item in hand,

more status for them and not caring how they earned it, they got it, make merit on the weekend.

Somehow, I am guessing the Night Bazaar will survive and live on....business as usual.

Tourist numbers down = revenue from fake goods down = create artificial shortage (or rumours of) and raise prices to bring revenue levels up

I read the headline and wondered why the Thai Navy were going to the East Coast of Africa.

No chance. The US wouldn't pay for the fuel required for starters. Given the record of US forces in the matter of target identification and recognition can you imagine the chaos Thais forces would create?

Whenever Thailand has provided support for UN actions - never in the front line since they'd get in the way - Thai personnel are charged out at first world rates. Of course the squaddies don't get the full amount collected.

If successful (which I doubt) the real losers will be Thai teenagers who could never afford the ridiculous prices that the big labels charge for goods they produce using cheap labour. As far as I am concerned if piracy puts these companies out of business then it is a victory for common sense!

I agree.

Just another game of cat and mouse for the Thais. Presure coming from the big brand companies who get their products made here and then charge 5x the production cost.

If successful (which I doubt) the real losers will be Thai teenagers who could never afford the ridiculous prices that the big labels charge for goods they produce using cheap labour. As far as I am concerned if piracy puts these companies out of business then it is a victory for common sense!

If piracy put these companies out of business, what would the pirates have to copy? There's a flaw in your common sense here.