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Journal Entry: Mon Dec 17, 2007, 1:31 PM


Some follow-up about yesterday's journal! :)


Thank you SO MUCH to everyone for your kind words, your support and your help!
I couldn't reply to everyone of you, since obviously right now I've got this huge thing to deal with, but I read each and every comment and all of them were very appreciated and comforting!
A huge thanks to everyone who went to their local [name removed] to have a look around and who take photos.
=TheNeonGryphon, =CrimsonBandit, *kafine and *TheJasmineDragon send me great pictures that should work as compelling evidence... thank you so much, guys! :D


So... while I was very much hoping this was just a false alarm, or a "vague similarity case"... well, no such luck - I think it's now fairly definite that someone stole my Mascarade picture and sold it to [name removed].
From what I was reported by people who searched the stores, the shirt is available in a vast number of their stores, which probably means hundreds of shirts being sold. *sighs*

And now, avert your eyes, because this might hurt them... Here are the photos.


My original:




And the rip-off:

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Wow!! Someone really knows how to use their MS Paint!!

But wait, there's better!
Think this is an eyeball...?

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Congratulations! This person knows how to trace!!


:unimpressed: I am SO not impressed.
Whoever did this "design" has really landed themselves into huge trouble.

I am getting some legal advice from a lawyer as soon as I can.


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  • Listening to: Meds - Placebo
  • Drinking: Tea.... lots of tea!!!

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Wow, it's pretty badly traced too. Glad you got your proof!

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huzzzaaahh *hugs* so glad you have what you need, me and my friend went to primark but i couldnt see em, you go kick some ugly cheating lying butts ^_^ i hope they give you proper decent compensation, heh a 100 pounds could buy the shop out anyway ^_^

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Good grief, how pathetic.

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Wow. And it's a TERRIBLE bloody ripoff too. Holy god.
Someone knows how to trace BADLY is more like it = = I still can't get over how horrible the rip is. That's the part that's really making me blink and go 'wtf'.

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o.o wow its not even a good copy of that... i woudln't even think of wearing that mess o.o; you should sue them for a crime against my eyes after you've finished with the theft stuff...

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Yes, indeed. I couldn't make the whole picture overlay perfectly - all the different part fitted, but as if the person had *moved the tracing paper sheet* while tracing. And blown the hat out of proportion while still tracing it. :/
This is just... crazy. I mean, the trace is so perfect and obvious that any argument they may have won't hold for a second.

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It's horrible how they take other people's work without permission and use it for personal gain. You should sue them for all they've got, or at least the designer who took your picture!

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:/ My thoughts exactly. I cringed when I saw the pictures - as in, "wow, if you're going to rip me off at least try to do it CORRECTLY!".

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Oh holy hells that's UGLY! Jeeze.. you'd think they'd at least trace the thing well aye?

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