You're just not getting it are you. It's not 'Fake' team kit it's REPLICA as it's not purporting to be the real thing!! The reason that we would buy it from China is that it's massively cheaper than buying even plain kit from this country. For god's sake it's not hard to understand surely unless of course you're another Wayne Rooney!!
Wow, someone needs to chill out!
There is a huge difference between the terms 'Replica' and 'Fake'
Replica means an item produced under licence by the copywrite owner and therefore replicating the genuine items. Such as football shirts sold at club shops on the high street etc.
Fake means producing without a licence by someone who has just copied a design.
Personally from a moral standpoint I wouldn't want to buy fake gear as if someone has put the time and work in to design something then they deserve to reap the benefit of that. Even if they are a faceless corporate giant.
As for the organised crime points, there is a lot of evidence that organised crime group fund themselves by selling fake goods, maybe not cycling gear but the point the posters were making was a fair point.
And lets not forget that copywrighted material is protected by law and reproducing logos etc that are trademarks without permission is also illegal.
