With Rike's recent unrepentant ripping off of a Justin Lundquist design (not the first time they've done something highly similar to an existing design) and them doubling down by joking about it on instagram while blocking those who brought up the issue... it will be a long time before I ever consider buying one of their knives.
If they are going to act like a high end Ganzo, I'll treat them like I do Ganzo and not buy their knives.
NotsurewhyibotherI'm not defending copying, clones or whatnot. But did you know that most of the time, knife designs are not patented.
So yes, it's definitely not ethical to copy a design, but it's also not illegal if the design is not protected.
BobrazLike a Chinese company cares if it was illegal. It’s what they do, they steal everything and make no apologies. Having said that I like some of the knives coming from some Chinese knife makers. China hasn’t had an original thought since they build that wall. Hell even Mao was just copying Stalin and Hitler and they are back at the genocide game with their Muslim citizens. Really pretty despicable behavior, they weren’t first but they are trying hard to be the best in history. To bring it home: I didn’t know Rike was stealing designs so thanks for that information.
If they are going to act like a high end Ganzo, I'll treat them like I do Ganzo and not buy their knives.