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| Author: | Laffin Lapin [ Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Paul Frank bites a snake |
SO I saw this in a Portland store yesterday and didn't know what to think. Paul Frank is kind of a hack anyway, but unless there's some sort of liscensing or a lapsed copyright - He completely ripped off the design from the charming (and remembered fondly by me) children's book "Crictor' by Tomi Ungerer. 
the Paul Frank wallet I saw... 
...and Ungerer's book. |
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| Author: | skylar [ Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:59 pm ] |
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it happens all the time. I've seen lots of companies steal designs from small or long forgotten artists. missy used to work for Urban Outfitters in customer service and would tell me all the time how they would get threats of law suits from artists that they blatantly stole artwork from. I know it's surprising because you think of Paul Frank as an artist, but I mean, it's really just a clothing company at this point. |
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| Author: | missy [ Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:01 pm ] |
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skylar wrote: it happens all the time. I've seen lots of companies steal designs from small or long forgotten artists. missy used to work for Urban Outfitters in customer service and would tell me all the time how they would get threats of law suits from artists that they blatantly stole artwork from. I know it's surprising because you think of Paul Frank as an artist, but I mean, it's really just a clothing company at this point. nothing beats the time Mary Lou Retton's husband called us and said one of his kids came home and told him about someone wearing an "I did Mary Lou" shirt to school. He said she was a great role model for kids, and if we didn't stop selling the shirt, he was going to sue us. he did. and we did. |
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| Author: | cornbluth [ Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:17 pm ] |
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is this any different than secret base using the madball likeness? |
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| Author: | audiodifficulties [ Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:22 pm ] |
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yes |
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| Author: | jltohru [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:10 am ] |
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can't say much about paul frank, but isn't there a distinct possibility they purchased the rights to produce stuff with that characters likeness? |
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| Author: | cornbluth [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:53 am ] |
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^of course he also did a line with andy warhol images. at the end of the day, who gives a shit about this? |
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| Author: | Pogue [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:03 am ] |
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cornbluth wrote: at the end of the day, who gives a shit about this? I am going to guess, Lapin gives a shit. |
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| Author: | Laffin Lapin [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:12 am ] |
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Knewnan wrote: cornbluth wrote: at the end of the day, who gives a shit about this? I am going to guess, Lapin gives a shit. Obvious. |
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| Author: | skylar [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:14 am ] |
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you should mail a live snake to the Paul Frank offices as revenge |
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| Author: | audiodifficulties [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:24 am ] |
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id prefer to see paul frank biting the snake lol |
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| Author: | jltohru [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:50 pm ] |
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audiodifficulties wrote: id prefer to see paul frank biting the snake lol WERD! |
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