We are in agreement; the ultimate blame for the fuckery doesn't lie with consumers. A lot more blame is with the corporations that sneak around, and the governments that do not aggressively punish, eliminate. Your proposed regulation would do a lot to curb it, but with the internet & e-commerce, I doubt it would be universal. Especially with easier to replicate items, trinkets.

The Rinne Slip-N-Slide & the DraftTop are great recent examples. Some random-ass guy in China with a 3D printer sees somebody else's brilliant American idea, and they're like, hey...I can rip these guys off. Maybe they even order a sample or two, to get it perfect.

Consequences for bad behavior would help significantly. The ultimate problem is everyone's lack of morality/care, and this always rings true - - if the crooked ventures were not profitable, they wouldn't even exist. Strictly in theory, we could do our part to fix it on the back end.