in Fashion Design, 92 Va. L. Rev. 1687 (2006).The Piracy Paradox builds on the fun of fashion to undertake a serious … it a real cost in blocking follow-on uses and a new fashion copyright would limit subsequent copying. We need to ask … whether that price is worth it. In this brief response, I emphasize two points. First, the case of the Fashion Originators …

, fashion design, and related creative services, such as advertisement and sales. During a trip to Burkina Faso in West Africa … shared ownership. Although the open appropriation of fashion designs may he commonplace in America, the appropriation of …

In recent years, there has been much debate about the need for intellectual property protection for fashion designs … Act to provide sui generis protection for fashion designs. While some scholars worry that bills like the DPPA and the … innovative designs. Scholarly debate aside, piracy is a $12 billion drain on the fashion industry that "steals the very essence …

The fashion and apparel industry is big business in both the United States and abroad. With the growth of the fashion … industry and the role of the media in disseminating fashion commentary, public awareness about prominent fashion designers and … attempts to pass off counterfeit copies as the original, or the creation of “designer-inspired” products that seek to profit by …