Crackdown on 'counterfeit' whistles begins: Bangkok

[ginjag]

The channel also sells its own "premium" lightning-shaped whistles, costing up to 999 baht per piece.

Good grief thats £20 im shocked ........

The best whistles on the market to name 1, Thunderer, it has many tones, you buy the one that fits (as in stadium/arena size etc.,)

As a class 1 football referee, I bought a very shrill one for large enclosed football grounds, or a standard one for parks etc.,

The point being the price for a whistle in UK the best is nowhere near the outrageous price of these "premium" S##T things. complete rip off at 999baht, and sorry to say DESERVE to be copied. If some goods are far way over the top in price you will get copiers of your goods.

[toybits]

This is the beginning of the end of PCAD... BTW - the can blow my whistle.

Edited January 16, 2014 by toybits

[Thai at Heart]

Maybe they will arrest the buyers too.

And what exactly is special about a blue sky whistle?,, classic story

[ttthailand]

Come on !!! No one can be that stupid, everyone knows that you can only copy foreign products in Thailand.

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[Curt1591]

My whistle isn't a "lightening", it's a "Storm", once advertised as the loudest whistle on the market.

Whenever I blow it, I must plug my ears or they will ring for quite some time!

Haven't treated the protesters to it yet ….

Edited January 16, 2014 by Curt1591

[Nickymaster]

Oh the irony!!!!

Irony? You expected Blue Sky to say; Copy as many as you want because the more the better?

Edited January 16, 2014 by Nickymaster

[Nickymaster]

The channel also sells its own "premium" lightning-shaped whistles, costing up to 999 baht per piece.

Good grief thats £20 im shocked ........

The best whistles on the market to name 1, Thunderer, it has many tones, you buy the one that fits (as in stadium/arena size etc.,)

As a class 1 football referee, I bought a very shrill one for large enclosed football grounds, or a standard one for parks etc.,

The point being the price for a whistle in UK the best is nowhere near the outrageous price of these "premium" S##T things. complete rip off at 999baht, and sorry to say DESERVE to be copied. If some goods are far way over the top in price you will get copiers of your goods.

It would be a rip of if you have no or limited choice? Right? I think people are free to not buy one but the high price includes some kind of donation I guess.

Edited January 16, 2014 by Nickymaster

[Nowhereman60]

Oh the irony!!!!

Irony? You expected Blue Sky to say; Copy as many as you want because the more the better?

Nick did you get your official bluesky whistle with your contract

[Patje]

Oh my !!!!

Can they also make some fake Suthep's ???

[EyesWideOpen]

I have often wondered. Is there a Thai word for irony ?

[mamypoko]

you can take my whistle when you pry it from...

[JoeLing]

Since when can private security guards confiscate counterfeits?

I thought a company has first to file a complain to the courts, then
it's the police who will enforce the law and confiscate the items?

Can anyone just employ some thugs, dress them in a funny uniform

then send them out "confiscating" supposing fake items?
Then, once I confiscated the fakes, can I declare them to be originals
and sell them again?

If not, can I sue Blue Sky for stealing my whistles?

[DocN]

...did I really just read that...???

[LuckyLew]

You can copy gucci rolex .... but not my whistle .................555

[Thai at Heart]

I have often wondered. Is there a Thai word for irony ?

Ilonnee.

Boingggggggg

[kingalfred]

The whole country is fake and counterfeit from whistles to democracy.

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[edwinchester]

I thought this was Satire form Not The Nation, but Oh Dear, they are serious !!!

555 Beat me too it:-)

[greg71]

I wonder if the know about paying royalties to the band Europe for using the song "the final countdown"

Edited January 16, 2014 by greg71

[Spalpeen]

Suthep will soon be hearing the final whistle, followed soon after by a police whistle.

Edited January 16, 2014 by Spalpeen

[dominique355]

Business is Business ......

Sure, but copyright is supposed to protect an artist's work for its originality and creativity. Not sure if a court would see these criteria present in a whistle, but then again, you never know in Thailand.

[Hawk]

For 999 baht one gets a copyrighted whistle, comes in various colours, and a lifetime free membership to the pea brain club.

[rijb]

And this - ladies and gentlemen - is what Khaosod views as a news story.

Did Khaosod burst your bubble about the noble purpose of the whistle?

In a previous post, you preached that ‘why’ they are being blown is more important than the whistles themselves.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/695004-no-room-for-reason-in-a-storm-of-whistles-thai-politics/?p=7262606

And now the ‘official mouthpiece of the ongoing protests’ tells you the ‘why’ is for profit.

Isn’t it deflating to slowly realize that maybe the ultimate motivation behind these ‘protests’ is money?

Democracy might be in danger here. But, the prognosis for capitalism is definitely something to whistle about!

Edited January 16, 2014 by rijb

[Thailand]

[Gsxrnz]

I have often wondered. Is there a Thai word for irony ?

Ilonnee.

Boingggggggg

My Missus I-rrrons my shirts. And her verb to describe what she's doing is I-rrroni. Goes out of her way to nail the R, but doesn't manage the ng as in ironing, so it sounds remarkably like a Glaswegian saying "irony".

Re the whistles - I bet the counterfeit copiers are annoyed that the original counterfeiters have blown the whistle on them.

Half time - change ends!

[Mugg]

This is so funny. Don't copy my fake whistle.

What Copyright, "if it copy good it copy right"

[DrTuner]

Ah. So the whole protests were just Suthep's cunning plan to get big $$$$ by selling whistles. Now evil forces try to steal his profits, unacceptable.

[pipkins]

And this - ladies and gentlemen - is what Khaosod views as a news story.

Did Khaosod burst your bubble about the noble purpose of the whistle?

In a previous post, you preached that ‘why’ they are being blown is more important than the whistles themselves.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/695004-no-room-for-reason-in-a-storm-of-whistles-thai-politics/?p=7262606

And now the ‘official mouthpiece of the ongoing protests’ tells you the ‘why’ is for profit.

Isn’t it deflating to slowly realize that maybe the ultimate motivation behind these ‘protests’ is money?

Democracy might be in danger here. But, the prognosis for capitalism is definitely something to whistle about!

Funniest thing I heard. Suthep needs the royalties from whistles to prop him up.

Might come to that soon as they must have pumped some real money into this Coup. Problem is, they have committed such a massive array of crimes, that they can't pull out now.

When Suthep goes to prison, I'm buying up 20 whistles to give to his cellmates. Sure we could make a few payments to prisoners familys if they can keep him awake for a month blowing them.

Fake whistles....... Fake protest more like. Any of his fans smelling "self serving coup" yet are we?

[rijb]

Ah. So the whole protests were just Suthep's cunning plan to get big $$$$ by selling whistles. Now evil forces try to steal his profits, unacceptable.

Yup. I think he blew it.

[Misterwhisper]

I am confused.

A whistle is a whistle is a whistle is a whistle is a...

Or is it not?

[farangbanok]

From OP: Blue Sky staff claimed that security guards employed by the channel have confiscated their first batch of countefeit whistles

So Blue Sky and Suthep's mob can get away with blatant theft on top of all the other offences they have already committed .... or am I missing something.