Counterfeit Chic
Counterfeit Chic covers intellectual property law as it intersects with the world of fashion. It covers not only legal and political developments, but also "why both technological efforts and the social norms of the fashion industry continue to be more effective than law in supporting creativity."
Author: Author Susan Scafidi is a visiting professor at Fordham University School of Law in New York City. She has written a book called Who Owns Culture? Appropriation and Authenticity in American Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Federal Circuit Court • Fordham University • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Counterfeit Chic
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Are you Shoptimistic?
Lee Eisenberg is. And now the former Esquire editor-in-chief and Land's End creative director has written a new book, Shoptimism, to explore how we're sold products, why we buy them, and ultimately -- in the…
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Colbie Caillat and the Not-Quite-Bite
Has Colbie Caillat plunged into shark-infested waters with the "Fallin' For You" video from her Breakthrough album? Watch the video here, or just check out the image below. There's something awfully familiar about that surfboard......or…
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Location, Location, Location
Fashion flashes by on the runway in minutes, but the behind-the-scenes design and production work is much more painstaking and less glamorous. In New York, that gritty reality of fashion production -- so key to…
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Hello, Dolly!
Is Michelle Obama the new Barbie?First she chooses an inaugural gown by Jason Wu, who got his start designing dresses for dolls. Now Brooklyn-based sculptor Jason Feinberg has created a series of Michelle Obama dolls…
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Faithfully Yours (and Yours, and Yours): McQueen v. Madden
Alexander McQueen may have incorporated his signature skull motif into this fall's "Faithful" motorcycle jacket bootie (below left), but it wasn't enough to scare away a true pirate. Steve Madden copies creative shoe designers so frequently…
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Counterfeit Coffee Break 9
With the first crisp days of autumn upon us and the semester well underway, it's time for a counterfeit coffee break -- this time courtesy of Nescafe. "Really?" you ask. "The brown powder that simulates…
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Arts & Crafts: UNESCO Forum on Cultural Industries
Fashion design is seasonal, ephemeral, and fast-moving. Traditional crafts, including textiles, are timeless, long-lasting, and slow to evolve.UNESCO, however, has decided to examine the common ground between these two "polar opposites" in its first Forum…
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Matters of Size
Does she...or doesn't she? Only her hairdresser (and makeup artist, brow stylist, cosmetic dentist, dermatologist, plastic surgeon, lingerie salesperson, and Photoshopper) knows for sure. Clairol's famous ad campaign may only date back to 1956, but…
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Love, Luv the Marketing Strategy!
Intellectual property law doesn't eliminate copying -- any more than homicide laws eliminate murder or rules about crossing the street eliminate jaywalking. Law is just one tool used to combat unwanted activity. Smart creators, whether…
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Fierce Fragrance Fight: A&F sues Beyonce
Are all the good fragrance names taken? Last month, it was Ali Hewson's company, Nude Brands Ltd., suing Stella McCartney in an attempt to block the release of "Stella Nude" by L'Oreal. (Injunction denied, but…