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be Inspired

Lessons from fashion’s free culture

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ne of the magical side effects

of having a culture of copying is the establishment of trends. People think this is a magical thing. How does it happen? Because it’s legal [in the fashion industry] for people to copy one another.” (Johanna Blakley) Did you know that there is very little or no Copyright protection in the fashion industry? Who owns the look and who owns the design? Legislation has often gone nowhere with this because it would take a lot of

To whom does an idea, a poem or design really belong to?


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