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Fashion hacking or how the biggest fasion company screws indy designers

1 pointsby shaqbertalmost 9 years ago

2 comments

eggyalmost 9 years ago
I think Zara&#x27;s intimidation tactics are despicable.<p>That being said, and as I have written elsewhere, I am not so black-and-white on copyright and IP.<p>A lot of people called for the end to old business models of copyright and IP rights when it comes to &#x27;greedy&#x27; music studios, Hollywood movies, and other IP vehicles.<p>Then in reverse logic, they think an indie artist has copyright or IP rights. I understand the emotion of the individual against the big bully corporation, but I am still personally struggling with the morality of copying or buying a pirated DVD, and turning around and saying she deserves her share due to those same laws many others violate.<p>How does that work ethically?<p>Most likely it was a low-paid designer out of thousands who copied the work off the internet, who will now lose their job, Zara will be fine.
shaqbertalmost 9 years ago
In a nutshell: &quot;You artist are not famous enough, so we, big co, are okay to blatantly rip your designs off&quot;...