Time to boycott companies that reverse engineer?

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darrin_h2000 said:
Correction Rockets were developed by germans but they were here in the US when they developed them . I think the Inventor was named Godderd.
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Nothing was developed by "the Germans" or "the Americans", but by individual people such as Goddard and Von Braun. The great minds behind great mics include for example Alexander Schribeman in Russia and Georg Neumann in Germany, not "the Russians" or "the Germans". And often enough, for better or for worse, the movers and shakers, creators and destroyers, are ex-patriots, refugees, etc. anyway.

This a fundamental concept based on honoring talent and work and if the complementary concept of laying blame and punishment on individuals instead of nations would be practiced maybe the world would be a better place.

Well that's the way I look at it. But in musical gear I don't practice what I preach because I'm definitely biased toward gear made in Eastern Europe and former "East Bloc" countries in general, LOL. :D

Hm, I recently read that the capsule of my Rode NT-2 is made in China and the rest of the mic in Australia. Who the individual people are I have no idea but it's a good mic and very good for the price. As I learn more about mics and more respect for their makers, I would not buy another NT-2, not because it's partly made in China, but because looks like other older mics far too much, without the innovative styling touches that differentiate a "tribute" from a copy, and I disrespect that. But it seems to be discontinued and the other Rode mics have another look and I don't disrespect the company as a whole, in fact I think they're great.

I will be buying Oktava mics, but never the one that looks nearly identical to a certain well-known Neumann.

Anyway, I feel there's a certain disingenious logic used when making comparisons and generalizations in defense of "company B" or in rationalizing the buying of their products. Of course there's copying, emulation, inspiration and downright theft going on all over the place all time. But when you get the feeling that a company bases their ENTIRE BEING on these practices, I'd say a personal boycott is definitely in order and I practice it in this case myself. No legal accusations here- I feel no honor emanating from company B so they'll never get my money, simple as that.

It's all about "one monkey" in every act of right or wrong and personal responsibility.

-Bobro
 
trebles said:


If you ever get the chance to open up a behringer b2 let us all know where that is made :)))
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Okay, think it'll open if I try to crack a walnut with it? :D That would be funny if it had the same capsule as the NT-2, wouldn't it? Hehehe.

I like gear made in the former DDR/Soviet Union/Yugoslavia because there's such a great ratio of sound/style/price/grooviness in so much gear from those parts. Like everywhere else, it the individual personalities who do the cool stuff.

In China there must be totally legitimate factories as well as slave-labor factories, and to a certain degree you might say the same about Los Angeles, although the sweatshops there get busted from time to time and probably aren't state supported. I hope not at least. :eek:

China has a space program and there must be Chinese Goddards and Von Brauns there too!

-Bobro
 
chessparov said:
If you suspect a company of ripping off another companies
research and development whether in microphones, channel
strips, or mixers, etc., would you KNOWINGLY buy from them?

Sure the positive is that they're cheaper, how about the downsides like stifling new product designs, or the moral issue?
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if you're going to take this approach - next time your doctor prescribes a drug for you....make sure and let him know that you NEED (for ethical reasons) the brand name drug and NOT the generic....and are willing to pay 20x as much as the generic in order to remain morally and ethically pristine....

after all....generic drugs ARE copies of brand name drugs that pharmaceutical companies spend billions on R&D to develop

just want to make sure noone is being a hypocrite here....
 
FWIW, tdukex, just thought this topic would be of interest for some bbs
members.

Actually, there's some information presented here that made this thread
more than worthwhile (for me at least!).
 
chessparov said:
FWIW, tdukex, just thought this topic would be of interest for some bbs
members.
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:) Nothing against you, Chess. You are a quality contributor to this board.
 
Thanks for the kind words tdukex, likewise for you too!
 
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