Bolex

Today's Ananova Quirkies included this story about a Belgian man being sentenced to six months in gaol for wearing a fake Rolex watch. Sounds like a case of what Loadsamoney used to call 'Bolex'. Unfortunately, this ridiculously harsh punishment is no laughing matter for Gunther R. His sentence may be excessive, but the struggle to maintain today's anachronistic copyright laws is becoming increasingly vicious, as filesharers are finding to their cost. And, what the judge failed to take into account was that if the perp knowingly bought a fake Rolex it was because of the strength of the brand, 'fake Rolex', a much more successful marque than Rolex itself.