This sudden and somewhat harsh response from abroad shook the local scene. In a nation, where perhaps the adage "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" could be used to connote the position of most offending counterfeiters, people were initially a little confused by the outcry.
這突如其來、一陣大過一陣的指責聲浪，對一向毫無防備、愉快地將「作品」展示人前的我國業者，無異晴天霹靂，當時許多人甚至搞不清「仿冒」是什麼？