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Proposing a split into two articles - counterfeit consumer goods and knockoff. Currently, knockoff redirects to this page even though it has a distinctly different definition from counterfeit, counterfeit being products that infringe on names and trademarks and are sold in unregulated/grey/black markets, versus knockoff which is a product that has strong similarities to another but doesn't copy names and trademarks and can be purchased at mainstream retailers. The two concepts have very different histories (the concept of knockoff clothing, for example, was invented by department stores) and impact different markets. --Shivertimbers433 (talk) 23:14, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I'm surprised this hasn't already happened.
It seems to me that after the lead paragraph, which clearly differentiates the two terms, knock-off is then used more or less as a synonym of counterfeit throughout.
@GobsPint I understand a split suggestion, but I'm not sure if there's enough in that section to sustain its own article right now. If someone wants to write more that's fine PARAKANYAA (talk) 22:10, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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