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Originally Posted by Paula O.I have a slight moral/ethical issue with buying dies from China if they are copying/ripping off established, legitimate designs. But maybe that's a topic for another thread. |
Keep in mind that not all the dies that USA companies sell are proprietary dies. There are US based companies that sell dies designed/produced in China. Gina Marie Designs sells some dies that I recognize from China vendors - she only puts Gina Marie Designs watermark on those that are proprietary dies (hers).
Another place I have seen China designed/manufactured dies sold is Dies by Dave. There are others, but I will let these stand as an example of non-stolen Designs that are being sold by any company that wants to do so,
Yes, without a doubt there are stolen designs being sold by the Chinese vendors. I think it is fair to have ethical qualms about buying them. On the other hand, there should be ethical qualms about companies charging customers outrageous amounts for die sets that have a low production cost and are not unique in design or quality.
Ethical qualms are a good thing, as they indicate that the our moral sense of right and wrong still exists. I applaud you for bring up the subject!