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Penny
10/08/09

In reply to McQueen Goes After Madden; Supermodel Spends $50K A Month On Clothes
Herrera, as a fashion design-obsessed person without the attention span or patience to learn how to sew, THANK YOU.

Although, I do think draping is fun.
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Dictator for Life
10/08/09

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If Liz Claiborne is only gonna be sold at JC Penney, that means every Belk I've ever been in is gonna need something to fill half a women's department.
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greengrey
10/08/09

In reply to McQueen Goes After Madden; Supermodel Spends $50K A Month On Clothes
FINALLY someone goes after Madden. I thought Jimmy Choo was going to be the first to sue.
I think goods being "inspired" by the designer originals is OK, but when they look the same, someone needs to get dragged to court.
Maybe that's how Madden avoided suits before? Usually the shoes aren't total knockoffs.
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KittyKittyCat
10/08/09

@greengrey: What I'm wondering is how all of those Birkenstock Boston knock-offs at Wal-Mart are legal. If that isn't, then those certainly aren't. Also, Payless Uggs? I understand why McQueen is pissed, I would be too, but this has been going on forever, how can they legislate it?
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LaFemme
10/08/09

@greengrey: Madden and his business is totally sketch. He has had problems with the law before (I think it was tax evasion).
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Theomeny
10/08/09

@greengrey: I thought this was fine because there is no IP on Fashion/Clothes?
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greengrey
10/08/09

@KittyKittyCat: Is it legal for me to copy a painting by a legitimate artist and pass it off as my work? I don't know much about copyright infringement though.
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EdnasEdibles
10/08/09

@greengrey: How does ABS deal with those copies of the Oscar dresses? Is it because they're just slightly different enough?

Unrelated to legalities? I admit I'm a frump but I think the entire concept of open-toed, zippered, spike heel booties are horrifyingly ugly and I can't believe that two different companies are making them.
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KittyKittyCat
10/08/09

@greengrey: I think that copyrights work differently for fabrics and things like shoes than they do for pictures.

However, I don't think your example would be illegal. I could paint Starry Night, call it something else, and sell it as my own work as long as Van Gogh's estate doesn't send me a cease and desist letter.
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Oceanic
10/08/09

@Theomeny: Not ok at all! Clothing/shoes can be heavily protected by route of design patents and trade dress. Enforcing protected designs against knockoffs is a huge IP issue that generates a great deal of litigation. When you see knockoffs in payless, etc., it's usually just because the manufacturer hasn't gone after them... YET.
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Theomeny
10/08/09

@greengrey: Did a little digging, [www.apparelandfootwear.org] this may be of some help; I don't know.
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Theomeny
10/09/09

@Oceanic: Payless is owned by NineWest, which is where all the 'knockoffs' come from. The chain is actually Payless - Parade of Shoes - Westies - Nine West, IIRC.

Maybe I was half remembering something I saw when the ABS was explaining why they could get such convincing knock-offs?
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keldo
10/08/09

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I have not spent 50K on clothes during the course of my lifetime. And I'm old.
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