Things to Note:
- Only thing there really is, trademark protection; you can't knock-off the logo
- Very little intellectual property protection
- "Apparel is too utilitarian to qualify for copyright protection"
"Without ownership there is no incentive to innovate"
- True in cases, such as medicine (i.e. brand name v. generic pills)
- Fashion designers take "samples" from other designers, other ideas
- Those benefitting most: knocking off high end designs, selling them for cheaper
"Fast Fashion" Benefits:
- Quick trends, move product
- Fashionistas can stay ahead of the curve; moving onto the next trend
- Forcing innovation; others won't be able to replicate
- Signature look
Who owns a look?
- Expensive, difficult to do
Other industries without copyright (utilitarian):
Utilitarian: designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive
- Food
- Automobiles
- Furniture
- Magic Tricks
- Hairdos
- Open-Source Software
- Tattoo Artists
- Jokes
- Fireworks
- Rules of Games
- Smell of Perfume
My Commentary:
- I wonder if this would work for pharmaceuticals; is fashion and other utilitarian industries a good indicator for innovation?
- For tattoo artists, what if you tattoo a patented character (i.e. some Disney characters), is it utilitarian?
Hi Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteI'm really intrigued by the structure of your blog posts. I find it so easy to follow and navigate. Good job adding an additional list of other industries without copyright
Sasha