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I simply cannot get to grips with the fact that people are able to copy the products of designers ..... without paying a penny to the designer, their heirs or the charitable foundations that have become the guardians of their work. It makes no sense and it pisses me off. Copyists started using phrases like inspired by, reproduction and in the style of... While this article discusses the design industry, the problem exists in every media and industry. ...smaller companies and designers who do not have these resources to take expensive legal proceedings against often quite well-funded copyists. Read the entire article at the link below. Awareness and advocacy are our first steps for change. All statements in quotes are cited from the article. Thank you Mary Anne Enriquez for bringing this article to my attention.dezeen/2015/01/08/tony-ash-md-vitra-copyists-creativity-design-industry-intellectual-property/
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:41:58 +0000

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