Lights! Camera! Fashion Design!
July 28, 2021
In 1929, fashion company Cheney Bros. sued Doris Silk Corp. Why? Cheney Bros. would develop about a dozen textile designs per season. Doris Silk Corp would wait to see which of those designs were most popular, then simply copy those, foregoing the cost of development, including payment to any original, creative fashion designer. A copyright […]
Superb Owl®: Biggies
July 23, 2021
Every newsletter, I like to feature a business acquaintance or colleague-at-bar who superbly exhibits professional wisdom. This newsletter, I am featuring Biggies, who has been my dog for about a month, ferociously guarding my home office against all sorts of inanimate objects. He’s a Bouvier des Flanders, a Belgian breed historically used for cattle herding. […]