Watching the Kardasians Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Edited by Saynt

A prisoner is suing the Kardasians cause he was forced to watch their show. I think I just found my hero…

Woman Loses Lawsuit Against Bruno

Edited by Saynt

Rielle Olsen went after Sacha Baron Cohen, claiming that she and Bruno had gotten into a physical altercation that left her stuck in a wheel chair dealing with brain bleeds. Turns out she was just lying and now she’s stuck paying Cohen $17,000 in legal fees. Lesson learned; don’t fuck with Bruno.

Who’s the Big G. Gucci Takes on Guess?

Edited by Saynt

Gucci is about as tired of Guess as we are. They just filed a complaint in New York against the company that helped make Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith household names. The action is against Guess?’s use of green-and-red stripe designs mixed with interlocking G’s a pattern design the Italian brand claims is theirs. Guess attempting to Guccize sounds scary to me. I guess someone is set to pay for this most heinous act.

LINKAGE: Gucci Sues Guess? Inc. Over Use of ‘G’

CDFA Smackdown Part II: Anthropologie Vs. Forever 21

Edited by Kirby Marzec

Vs.

One would think that after over 50 lawsuits during the last 3.5 years would deter Forever 21 from pushing the limits of copyright laws. With good lawyers on their side, co-founders  Do Won Chang and Jin Sook Chang, who also act as the corporation’s chief executive and head buyer, have been able to push almost all suits under the rug,  going about their merry, cheap-o knockoff business. 

With Trovata trouble currently looming, it seems as if the Changs already have enough strings to pull in order to escape the CDFA. But a recent deposition, one in which Anthropologie claims that Forever 21 infringed on 9 of it’s copyrighted items, isn’t going to be so easy to get out of. A Southern District of New York Judge has proof that Jin Sook Chang is linked to the buying of at least 8 of these infringed items. 

Although photos, videos and transcriptions of the lawsuit have yet to be released, it should be very interesting to see just how similar these items are. But as much as I detest the bargain version’s spot-on copies, I’m rather impressed at how many slaps on the wrist the Changs were able to walk away with. But if you ask me, by letting copyright cases slide so easily, the CDFA is just begging for designers to break the rules. 

Thanks WWD!