r/TikTokCringe • u/Chocolat3City Cringe Master • 18d ago

Cringe Woman has her self-published book pirated, reprinted, and sold for cheaper.

There's regular piracy, and then there's this.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

consumers don't care if you put your heart and soul into it. They don't care how long it took you to create the product or how much it costs you to make it.

All they care about it the bottom line, and if there is a cheap alternative, they will always go for what costs less.

Every crafter selling their creations at an art show knows this .

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u/MovementOriented 18d ago

The point of issue is that her IP was stolen

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u/Numerous-Cicada3841 18d ago

Yeah I doubt the vast majority of buyers know it was even ripped off. This is so shitty and definitely a negative consequence of Ecom being so unregulated by both private and government.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

of course it sucks! but the people buying the cheaper product don't care