homage or rip off? - General Tiki

M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Fri, Dec 23, 2005 7:53 PM I know this topic has been worked over, but here are some new examples of "Inspired" designs. I sell a line of Hawaiian style stickers. My designs have been ripped off repeatedly by other sticker makers. Each time I have my lawyer send them a letter and they all stop immediately with some excuse that they didn't know better. "Isn't the whole internet public domain?" Here is my tiki design that up until a few days ago you could have heat transfered onto your "Wet Okole" seat covers, by a company called "Autographz". They stole 21 of my sticker designs and sold the rights to Wet Okole to put them on their seat covers. Jeeez These appear to me as direct rip-offs that I don't even bother with. What do you think? Rip-offs or inspired by?

I know this topic has been worked over, but here are some new examples of "Inspired" designs. I sell a line of Hawaiian style stickers. My designs have been ripped off repeatedly by other sticker makers. Each time I have my lawyer send them a letter and they all stop immediately with some excuse that they didn't know better. "Isn't the whole internet public domain?"

Here is my tiki design that up until a few days ago you could have heat transfered onto your "Wet Okole" seat covers, by a company called "Autographz". They stole 21 of my sticker designs and sold the rights to Wet Okole to put them on their seat covers. Jeeez

These appear to me as direct rip-offs that I don't even bother with. What do you think?

Rip-offs or inspired by?

Post #204319 by MauiTiki on Fri, Dec 23, 2005 7:53 PM