It absolutely is. Most of what people are calling "original" designs aren't even original. Etsy is rampant with copyright or trademark infringement, or just reh

It absolutely is. Most of what people are calling "original" designs aren't even original. Etsy is rampant with copyright or trademark infringement, or just rehashes of the same designs someone else made. The only difference between Etsy and the spooky Chinese is that China has mastered manufacturing and distribution and that's what puts a lot of independent vendors out of business. Plenty of industries deal with this in various ways and manage to survive and the consumer ends up winning in the end. Restaurants, fashion, heck even app stores all deal with this and the end result is better products for the consumer at cheaper prices. No one has a monopoly on designing yet another cute bracelet or rainbow lanyard or generic pillow cover.