Desuden betyder det højere priser og færre valgmuligheder for forbrugeren, som ofte bliver snydt, fordi han mange gange ikke bliver oplyst om, hvorfra den kopierede anordning, han køber, stammer, og man lader ham tro, at det er en autoriseret anordning.
Furthermore, it will mean higher prices and less choice for the consumer, who is often the victim of fraud because he is not told where the pirated device he buys is from and is also led to believe that the device being bought is an authorized one.