Like receiving stolen property - Iskander Taib
Posted: September 7th, 2023, 1:11 am
Personally I use Magic 77 which is not ITTF LARC.Iskandar Tai wrote: on 06 Sep 2023, 21:10
This one's something like USD5.50 - for two sheets. About the same as Corbor. Unlike the Huieson stuff, it comes with a fake ITTF logo. Maybe I'll get a pair just for the cool artwork..
Though I no longer able to be a chopper, Magic 77 is the rubber closest to a chopping rubber available.
But using a rubber that is not on ITTF LARC is not against the common law.
You can defintely use them in tournaments not under ITTF umbrella.
A professional player could even challenge the ITTF daring them to ban him / her from an ITTF tournament, while the playing field is severely tilted & worse, there is near 0% chemical testing at lower levels of the sport.
However knowingly using a rubber that has a fake ITTF logo even in your basement (& worse bragging about it publicly) is clearly illegal under common law. This is similar to receiving stolen poroperty in some countries.
Iskandar buying & using Huieson rubber is not illegal (assuming it has no fake logos)
The difference is subtle but distinctly clear.