Copycats

Last year, in the Daily mail I read an article on copyright laws for major designer labels and how Copycats are able to get away with making Knock Offs in this instance, Louis Vuitton Knock off Bags. Upon watching my weekly dose of TED talks, I came across the same topic being discussed and thought it is a sign to share it with all of you.  

The speech lead by Johanna Blakely touches on the lack of copyright laws in the fashion industry as opposed to the firm grip the law has on Film, Music and Software.

In the world we live in today, there are so many niches and groups of people who like different things and in most instances, different budgets. With the internet, we are able to get it twice as fast than in previous years.

Johanna touches on competition, so what does this mean for artists? Well everyone wants a bigger piece of the imagination pie or want to be the first in innovation at the same time keeping things fresh. But a quick search on Google on a certain topic or idea you are playing with will see this having been done before, in some form or another.

Creativity is defined as the ability to channel carious existing ideas and make them into something new and better. In simple terms, copycats are merely serving a need within a market in order to make money. A wise women once said, “Copycats are here to make money, Artists are here to make a difference.”

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Romy