And now for something serious....
I am getting really fed up with rip-offs at the moment.
To me there is nothing worse than ripping someone off, copying designs and selling things off as your own when they are not!
I am always on the look out for copies, not only of my own work but of others. I feel that as such a small community we have an obligation to look out for one another. But apparently not everyone feels this way.
In the last month i have found two companies who now sell a 'Bow Belt'. I own the copyright to this item, and i have been making them since 2005. Now i know i am not the first to make a bow or a belt, but that design is MINE. There were no others in latex before i started making them.
I have lawyers and have informed them about both companies, but of course these things take time. Im just so saddened that it has to come to this. It's especially awful as one of the companies i used to work for.
All i can say is please be aware of what you are buying, support the real designers and the people who are doing the hard work! A cheap knock off may seem like a good idea to save some pennies but in the long run it only hurts the whole industry.
And please, please let me know if you ever see a Bow Belt for sale anywhere! I'll happily sue their asses as well!!!
To me there is nothing worse than ripping someone off, copying designs and selling things off as your own when they are not!
I am always on the look out for copies, not only of my own work but of others. I feel that as such a small community we have an obligation to look out for one another. But apparently not everyone feels this way.
In the last month i have found two companies who now sell a 'Bow Belt'. I own the copyright to this item, and i have been making them since 2005. Now i know i am not the first to make a bow or a belt, but that design is MINE. There were no others in latex before i started making them.
I have lawyers and have informed them about both companies, but of course these things take time. Im just so saddened that it has to come to this. It's especially awful as one of the companies i used to work for.
All i can say is please be aware of what you are buying, support the real designers and the people who are doing the hard work! A cheap knock off may seem like a good idea to save some pennies but in the long run it only hurts the whole industry.
And please, please let me know if you ever see a Bow Belt for sale anywhere! I'll happily sue their asses as well!!!