Since I focused on the field of fashions from Johanna Blakely's lecture, "Lessons from Fashion's Free Culture" on last week's post, I would like to make connection to intellectual property protection with fashion industries. The fashion industry in the States generates more than $300 billion in revenue each year.
Although there are many economic and artistic contributions of fashion, there are very limited legal protections for fashion design in United States. Although trends change quickly, it is so easy to disseminate latest designs and make counterfeits. Due to this, it is challenging for designers to achieve a fair financial return of their creative artworks.
The fashion industry, of course, has requested Congress to modernize and reform US law and allow for more reasonable and greater protection of designs. This would bring the US up to the sam standard as other countries, such as, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, where fashion designs are protectable. Only the elements of a design are protectable currently in the United States. Trade dress, copyright and design patents are the three theories of intellectual property available to protect fashion industries.
Hi Tiffany! You really went one more step ahead on this blog post. I like how you connected Kasznik's lecture with the previous lecture where we watched Blakely's Ted Talk, and how you make connection to intellectual property protection with fashion industries! Great post, and keep it up!
ReplyDeleteHey Tiffany! Great post, I like that you recognize the difficulties that the lack of intellectual property in the fashion industry can pose problems for designers. However it's interesting that Blakely's Ted Talk had actually mentioned how this very aspect has helped bring about more innovative ideas in fashion. Good job connecting the guest lecture to the previous week's assignment!
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