Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 9, 2008
Fashion Victims
Focus Column - By Dominique R. Shelton and Jennie Levin - Despite the prevalence of knock-offs and the claims of fashion designers that their works are "creative" and not utilitarian, copyright protection has rarely been extended to designers.
By Dominique R. Shelton and Jennie Levin
This articel appears on Page 7
On April 25, 2007, the Design Piracy Prohibition Act was introduced in Congress, sparking heated discussion in the fashion industry. Today, the bill remains locked in committee with no clear end in sight. On this over one-year anniversary of the bill, it is worth reviewing the impact of legislative attempts to address a heightened atmospher...
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