tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post8693274806890639247..comments2024-03-28T11:37:04.130-05:00Comments on How About Orange: That looks familiarJessica Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111703670084066670noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-67023509647003624292010-10-28T10:42:14.634-05:002010-10-28T10:42:14.634-05:00Ive been following your blog for a while now and n...Ive been following your blog for a while now and never commented but this makes me angry enough to change that.<br /><br />Im so sorry this is happening to you. I have long enjoyed the creativity and uniqueness of your work. It sickens me that they are blatantly ripping you off. <br /><br />:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-23711052001078863242010-10-13T11:39:05.123-05:002010-10-13T11:39:05.123-05:00That stuff looks like the real deal, so they proba...That stuff looks like the real deal, so they probably bought it from Braemore, the company distributing it. Good find! I never know where it's going to pop up!Jessica Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111703670084066670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-66801860577558538632010-10-13T11:29:29.521-05:002010-10-13T11:29:29.521-05:00Do you have a deal with Duralee? If not...
http:/...Do you have a deal with Duralee? If not...<br /><br />http://www.duralee.com/fabrics/product.php?pattern_id=22339<br /><br />http://www.duralee.com/fabrics/product.php?pattern_id=22340Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592289710362732467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-91257881495076483572010-10-11T21:26:42.372-05:002010-10-11T21:26:42.372-05:00Jessica, your designs are absolutely the best and ...Jessica, your designs are absolutely the best and I love your blog. I wish you were getting credit from all these copycats. :( I was just admiring the Fireworks curtains I have hanging in my office and how happy they make me. Thanks for designing such gorgeous fabric!Mary T-Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200220869898762790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-84500083433983772802010-10-06T05:17:21.868-05:002010-10-06T05:17:21.868-05:00Holy f##k...please excuse my french. Being a graph...Holy f##k...please excuse my french. Being a graphic/textile designer who used to work in the commercial apparel sector... I left it and stopped designing due to all this stuff that goes on like this. <br /><br />You would get asked by buyers at large clothing chains and department stores to copy something they saw on the internet or bought overseas. On principal I said no and kept saying no...and now I don't have a lot of work, but at least i'm not being a part of destroying my industry and the lively hood of others who work in it. <br />I hope you nail these people to the wall.... This sort of stuff really needs to stop. It has gotten so much worse over the past 10 years to the point that if you do create something, you now have to think twice about putting it out there, as you just see it being done by someone else who is bigger than you.<br />I feel for you, I really hope these people credit you for your work and your lost lively hood due to them copying your work.A Piece Of Clothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579062475259587792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-12394064341023394692010-10-06T03:50:58.214-05:002010-10-06T03:50:58.214-05:00This sort of thing stinks. I had my degree show wo...This sort of thing stinks. I had my degree show work copied by a textile artist who then went on to produce a whole line selling it at a large, internationally-recognised event in London. I found out by chance a couple of years later by which time it was too late to do anything. I couldn't prove it but just know she must have seen my show because it was such a unique idea and she reproduced it virtually identically (she also lived nearby). I still work as a designer and she, as far as I can tell, has sunk without trace. That's the only thing you can say to yourself - you're still here and they're so lacking in creativity they can only copy others' ideas. Like you, I also like to keep moving on and not sticking with one idea so I'm constantly evolving but it still annoys me 10 years later! Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-86854451255209558942010-10-05T20:26:53.434-05:002010-10-05T20:26:53.434-05:00I am a graphic designer/photo card business owner,...I am a graphic designer/photo card business owner, and I have had more than a few run-ins with copycats. Not only do they copy, but they copy BADLY. It is infuriating to say the least. Eventually I had to get a lawyer. You really need to fight this - if not with legal action then with public embarrassment. It seems a couple your copycats have already backed down due to backlash, so that's good. <br /><br />Sorry it's happened to you too. :(Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050272633195831470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-17904731427475639882010-10-05T16:49:18.427-05:002010-10-05T16:49:18.427-05:00this is just crappy. you see it over and over agai...this is just crappy. you see it over and over again. i love your post, written so graciously with the perfect amount of sarcasm and wit. hope these companies will be made accountable for their rip offs.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266691379070059672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-62612315497815017512010-10-05T16:28:50.806-05:002010-10-05T16:28:50.806-05:00Wow! While it is totally unfair to you, I commend...Wow! While it is totally unfair to you, I commend you for taking the high road. You're right, as a designer I suppose it's to be expected but still...able mabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819423041089598437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-77393781131184071802010-10-03T22:03:05.545-05:002010-10-03T22:03:05.545-05:00Jessica, I forgot to mention in my previous post t...Jessica, I forgot to mention in my previous post that I came across this little number while browsing around the stores yesterday. So when I came to your blog today I found it amazing that this is going on all over the country. <br /><br />But again, I'm sure it's just coincidence.<br /><br />http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/janiesmemories/?action=view&current=bag.jpgJanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-22492905460600806632010-10-03T21:01:52.801-05:002010-10-03T21:01:52.801-05:00How infuriating! You should have listed the websit...How infuriating! You should have listed the website name so we (your loyal fans) could voice our outrage.jennhttp://quercusdesign.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-7571209941523019602010-10-03T19:16:43.317-05:002010-10-03T19:16:43.317-05:00I recognize that website (inhabit). That's in...I recognize that website (inhabit). That's interesting though. How did you find all those similar pictures of your work?Autumn @ Fallfordesign.comhttp://www.fallfordesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-34164755482184715002010-10-03T19:01:51.816-05:002010-10-03T19:01:51.816-05:00You're being extraordinarily generous. They a...You're being extraordinarily generous. They are rotten. You are not.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716327006602986892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-88429271694854269242010-10-03T18:57:24.944-05:002010-10-03T18:57:24.944-05:00I say you make a P.O. Box for everyone to send you...I say you make a P.O. Box for everyone to send you the money you need for legal fees. Seriously! You've worked too hard to just wash your hands of it. You have the support of so many people that we will all do our part to help you and make sure that you and other ORIGINAL artists don't let things like this happen again.Janienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-7280238548742339142010-10-02T22:30:38.497-05:002010-10-02T22:30:38.497-05:00Oh, I know it sounds petty, but I did send an emai...Oh, I know it sounds petty, but I did send an email to one of these "designer" companies. I saw the pillows a while ago and I foolishly assumed that they bought the design from you and you modified the colors for their needs. Stupid me!<br />After analyzing some of their other offerings, I think that most of their products are rip-offs. Many of them resemble Amenity Home products...<br /><br />This makes me so angry. I admire you for writing such great (read: calm) post on such aggravating subject.<br />Your original designs and the blog are delightful BIG SMILEAnnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-54542071548105479102010-10-02T08:18:15.285-05:002010-10-02T08:18:15.285-05:00Good grief that sux! I have been in the textile i...Good grief that sux! I have been in the textile industry for over 12 years and have seen legitimate coincidences occur but this is no coincidence, this is too close for that excuse. I agree that yours are lovlier and you shouldn't worry. Just keep doing your thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-54861734662560941042010-09-30T23:04:56.281-05:002010-09-30T23:04:56.281-05:00And frankly, I don't see why the companies can...And frankly, I don't see why the companies can't be named so that we can at least give our opinion to them. I don't have to harass them, but I would like to let them know I don't enjoy what they've done and that I noticed! Might make a diff at least. ? So quit scratching off details of names.me againnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-52055886285196468932010-09-30T22:58:54.911-05:002010-09-30T22:58:54.911-05:00You know, as an amateur who likes to have fun with...You know, as an amateur who likes to have fun with crafting, I've been known to copy ideas for crafts with my kids, but I'm not selling them for money and passing them off as my own! <br /><br />This just happened to my friend. Am sending you the link because you should see how original her thread drawings are and then you'll see what a bummer it is to know that a big chain store is knocking her off. Bleh.<br /> <br />http://kltworks.blogspot.com/2010/09/got-blues.htmlminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-58240669593830159052010-09-30T19:35:26.681-05:002010-09-30T19:35:26.681-05:00Pathetic! I am so sorry that this is happening to ...Pathetic! I am so sorry that this is happening to you and other designers. I guess they aren't creative enough to develop their own ideas. It is easier to steal them.<br />I hope that this works out the best for you.<br />Sincerely,<br />SondraContemporary Cloth Inc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08537426058966476426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-24447954723912168072010-09-30T16:55:28.120-05:002010-09-30T16:55:28.120-05:00All of this is set up so weirdly -
Actually - yo...All of this is set up so weirdly - <br /><br />Actually - you do have the right to claim copyright protection for fabric designs - http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/st_org/iptf/articles/content/1997121201.html see section C - but designers cannot copyright fashion designs - so obviously if you chose to pursue it - who has to prove the earliest date - you or them? On knock-off purses - they only matter when someone 'fakes' a logo/name and/or fabric design (think Chanel's) and passes it off as the original. Someone can copy the purse design in other materials exactly and be in the clear. And with fabric designs once sold (it has been proven recently - even licensed designs) the manufacturers/designed cannot dictate what it made with the fabric.<br /><br />Yes, your designs are geometric BUT come on - no one just pulled that out of the air at around the same time you designed it. Just didn't happen!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807344947352278938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-16852979115051641572010-09-30T15:43:21.558-05:002010-09-30T15:43:21.558-05:00you are taking this with stride. good for you!you are taking this with stride. good for you!nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466431476300341213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-48725388187629727732010-09-30T10:45:35.845-05:002010-09-30T10:45:35.845-05:00I like this tidbit about one of the "designer...I like this tidbit about one of the "designers" who used your print ...<br /><br />"We feel the uniqueness of our line can be attributed to the fact that we probably don't think like normal textile and product designers."<br /><br />Oh dear.Mica Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-66143619640938271722010-09-29T18:13:00.533-05:002010-09-29T18:13:00.533-05:00So very sad. I'd like to know if this "i...So very sad. I'd like to know if this "independent" designer also happens to be a follower of yours. c'est la vie.Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355608597938018957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-84951039793147408862010-09-29T14:59:28.585-05:002010-09-29T14:59:28.585-05:00Hmm, seems that quite a lot of artists have those ...Hmm, seems that quite a lot of artists have those kind of problems with plagiarism... a portuguese doll maker (Rosa Pomar http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/03/26/is-dutch-fashion-house-oilily-guilty-of-imitation/) had some copyright trouble with Oilily...<br />Don't such companies have the money to pay their designers properly, are there designers at all?<br />I wish you lots of strength and don't lose your humour!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509539942648028430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556794318856646559.post-58941251798227042502010-09-29T13:49:31.329-05:002010-09-29T13:49:31.329-05:00Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Seri...Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?<br /><br />Seriously though, that sucks.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279527609996464696noreply@blogger.com