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Checkout Johanna Blakley's talk on how the free copy of design in the fashion industry hasn't in any way hampered the creativity coming out of it - http://www.

Checkout Johanna Blakley's talk on how the free copy of design in the fashion industry hasn't in any way hampered the creativity coming out of it - http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture.html http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashio... Apprently copyright law doesn't apply to fashion designs because clothing is considered "utilitarian".

nailer 16y ago
You need a number of 'points of difference' which varies between jurisdictions in most parts of the world. People can and have paid out significant amounts of money to companies whose designs they've ripped off and not sufficiently altered. Ask someone who actually works in the industry. I'm most familiar with Australia, so one case: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/19/1026898914955.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/19/1026898914955.h... . I understand there's been a few others with Bettina Liano jeans (which are known for a particular cut that fits wide hipped girls).