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From the supplier: An article from The Wall Street Journal in early 1994 reports that the production of counterfeit compact discs (CDs) has become a billion-dollar growth industry in China. According to the Journal, most of these fake CDs are destined for the Asian markets and may not affect CD sales elsewhere, at least not for now. The Journal adds one interesting footnote on the matter. Apparently, Chinese-made counterfeit CDs are easily spotted because of the frequent appearance of typographical errors in their packaging, with song titles often misspelled, often with hilarious results. This fact becomes the subject of a wacky meditation on how to spot possible Chinese-made fakes in American music stores, based on the idea that misspellings are the best way to detect pirated CDs. Among the records that could be identified as possible fakes, according to this criterion, are 'Kinda Fonda Wanda' and 'Vanz Kant Danz.'
Citation Details
Title: Dya, dya, dya ya wanna danz? (pirated compact discs) (Comment) (Column)
Author: Joe Queenan
Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1994
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Issue: n97 Page: p10(1)
Article Type: Column
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the supplier: An article from The Wall Street Journal in early 1994 reports that the production of counterfeit compact discs (CDs) has become a billion-dollar growth industry in China. According to the Journal, most of these fake CDs are destined for the Asian markets and may not affect CD sales elsewhere, at least not for now. The Journal adds one interesting footnote on the matter. Apparently, Chinese-made counterfeit CDs are easily spotted because of the frequent appearance of typographical errors in their packaging, with song titles often misspelled, often with hilarious results. This fact becomes the subject of a wacky meditation on how to spot possible Chinese-made fakes in American music stores, based on the idea that misspellings are the best way to detect pirated CDs. Among the records that could be identified as possible fakes, according to this criterion, are 'Kinda Fonda Wanda' and 'Vanz Kant Danz.'
Citation Details
Title: Dya, dya, dya ya wanna danz? (pirated compact discs) (Comment) (Column)
Author: Joe Queenan
Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1994
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Issue: n97 Page: p10(1)
Article Type: Column
Distributed by Thomson Gale
