Are knockoff iPhone cases with Ferrari or other copyright logos illegal to sell?
Is it illegal to sell Ferrari, Mercedes, etc iPhone cases that are knockoffs?
What do you think, genius?
Yes, of course.
Yes, it's a copyright violation. Generally, they will confiscate any knock off merchandise that the seller still has, and then the seller gets hit with a huge fine, which is many times the selling price of the knock offs.
Define knock off. There are many images out there that are royalty free, including things of copyrighted logos. It would only be illegal if they do not have permission to use the images, or if they are misrepresenting their brand - claiming their cases are made by Apple when they are clearly not.
It sounds like a civil matter, not a criminal one. So the people selling knockoffs could get sued for money, but wouldn't go to jail.
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