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  • LifestyleYahoo Canada Style

    Canadian textile artist calls out Shein, AliExpress: 'Having your art stolen sucks'

    When Alexandria Masse discovered Shein and AliExpress were selling knock-offs of her designs, the viral Canadian crochet artist decided to get creative with her clap back.

    6 min read
  • StyleYahoo Canada Style

    Canadian brand Granted Sweater Co. claims Dsquared2 released 'blatant copies' of their designs

    A Canadian clothing brand is opening up about a recent experience with alleged design theft.

    4 min read
  • NewsYahoo Life

    Kendall + Kylie Slapped Tupac and Biggie on $125 T-Shirts With Their Own Faces

    Kendall and Kylie Jenner released a new collection of vintage-inspired merch T-shirts for $125, some of which had Tupac and Notorious BIG's faces imposed beneath Kendall and Kylie's. Twitter users accuse the Jenners of cultural appropriation, but there may also be a legal issue at play.

  • NewsYahoo Life

    Forever 21 Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Copycat Companies

    Forever 21 recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit. Forever 21 has been accused of ripping off other designers many times in the past — from big labels like Adidas and H&M to smaller individuals like Marta Freedman. Forever 21 claims that both C. Luce (parent company TCEC) and CornerStone Apparel, doing business as Papaya Clothing, copied one of its “original” designs, according to documents published on Monday.

  • NewsYahoo Canada Style

    Independent designers, fast-fashion brands and design theft

    When Toronto entrepreneurs Rose Chang and Stephanie Drabik heard about the alleged copying of designs by illustrator Tuesday Bassen by fast-fashion retailer Zara, they were appalled. “We didn’t know that we were also ripped off until another designer, Adam J. Kurtz, posted one of his designs that was stolen and we saw ours on there as well,” Chang and Drabik, the co-owners and founders of fashion and accessories line Crywolf, tell Yahoo Canada Style in an email.

  • NewsAlice Sholl

    Designer Takes To Twitter To Accuse Zara Of Copying Her Designs

    A designer has used Twitter to claim that retail giant Zara has been copying her designs without compensation or credit. Tuesday Bassen, based in Los Angeles, has worked with brands such as Adidas, Nike and Urban Outfitters - but tweeted that “@Zara consistently uses my work against my wishes and without any compensation”.

  • NewsLauren Tuck

    Most Hypocritical Lawsuit of All Time: H&M Is Accusing Forever21 of Copyright Infringement

    H&M’s version on the left; Forever21′s knockoff on the right. Photo: @thefashionlaw/Twitter What happened to the good old days when everyone just copied one another and there was hostility and resentment but no one ever filed a lawsuit? Let’s go back. These days, knockoffs don’t seem to be any more prevalent than in the past, but the fight for who was first has taken center stage.