Contrary to the "honor" that artworks receive by being display in a museum, the society Plagiarius opened a new museum on April 1, 2007 "dishonoring" the plagiarized copies of popular consumer products. As part of an iniatiative dating back to 1977, this group Plagiarius has sought to reduce consumer products copying by publishing lists of products which are illegal imitations at the annual “Ambiente” trade fair during a press conference. The award is given to those companies that the jury has found guilty of making "the most flagrant" design imitations.
The group esimates that 10% of world-wide commerce are fakes and plagiarisms leading to a world-wide economic loss of EUR 200-300 billion and a world-wide loss of jobs at 200,000.
View the "negative award" winners for 2007 on the Plagiarus website at: Negative Awards 2007
Museum Address:
Museum Plagiarius, Bahnhofstraße 11, 42651 Solingen | Plagiarius Museum
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