Three of the singers featured in that article have since gone on to successful careers in entertainment. A December 1983 report on the domestic counterfeiting problem opened up a storm of reaction. A followup report in March 1985 quoted an international business organization which cited the ROC as "a model among developing countries in combatting counterfeiting."
民國七十二年十二月號報導在國內掀起一陣風暴的仿冒問題；七十四年三月號再度報導時，國際商會西德年會已公開讚揚自由中國台灣是開發中國家反仿冒的楷模。