Why this Gucci knockoff is totally legal

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2018
  • Knockoffs are everywhere in fashion. So is the controversy they inspire.
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    Allbirds says Steve Madden copied their sneakers. Gucci says Forever 21 ripped off their green-red-green stripes. Adidas says Zara knocked off their Yeezys.
    In the Constitution, Congress has the power to stop copying by giving authors and inventors “the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.”
    But there’s a catch. These protections must “promote the progress” of creative industries.
    Conventional wisdom holds that copying kills innovation and hurts industry progress. But within the fashion industry, experts like New York University law professor Christopher Sprigman say the ease of copying is actually good for creativity.
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  • @zero1188
    @zero1188 Před 5 lety +3409

    plot twist gucci creates knock offs just to sell more

    • @hoihoi12250
      @hoihoi12250 Před 5 lety +196

      A lot of companies do do that! They knock themselves off by producing cheaper versions of the same things. It's why you can buy 400 dollar and 150 dollar bags of slightly different materials but same look, from the same brand.

    • @cyvilleish13_12
      @cyvilleish13_12 Před 5 lety +63

      lol literally outlet stores

    • @xXSataniacXx
      @xXSataniacXx Před 5 lety +4

      @@hoihoi12250 which brand does that? gucci isnt for sure

    • @hoihoi12250
      @hoihoi12250 Před 5 lety +18

      @@xXSataniacXx dont remember bag brands offhand, not sure why i used that.
      But luxury watches are a pretty good example. You can frequently find in the top watch houses like Breguet, Patek Phillippe, and Omega, lowet priced models made out of stainless steel straps, or in the case of Omega/ Cartier, watches with quartz movements rather than the traditional automatic/mevhanical movements. These new basic models are introduced to reduce the prices and make it a bit more accessible. But of course, it is still priced far above a standard watch, well within the luxury price range, but at the bottom of it.

    • @xXSataniacXx
      @xXSataniacXx Před 5 lety +1

      @@hoihoi12250 if something is easy to get, it aint luxurious. please tell me a easy accessable patek phillipe model, ill wait

  • @theswanqueen
    @theswanqueen Před 5 lety +7443

    The only designers who are hurt by knockoffs are small independent designers whose designs get copied by large companies or popular designers. For instance, Khloe Kardashian stole designs from indie designer Destiney Bleu for her company Good American. Most small retailers have no recourse against huge companies and names. I'm no lawyer, but this ought to be illegal in some form. It's just wrong.

    • @AdnanAlsannaa
      @AdnanAlsannaa Před 5 lety +355

      This by far is more of an issue. Many IG designers get robbed due to lack of protection from big companies. Like how Zara stole pin designs for one of their jackets from an IG designer...

    • @MiMi-ch8zr
      @MiMi-ch8zr Před 5 lety +13

      Exactly

    • @CcCc-nq9mv
      @CcCc-nq9mv Před 5 lety +5

      :((

    • @nadiaparamita101
      @nadiaparamita101 Před 5 lety +35

      *THIS.MUST.GET.MORE.ATTENTION.*

    • @tsenavi
      @tsenavi Před 5 lety +31

      while i agree that this is sad, i also want to say that you can't do anything with it, it's like a business idea, just because you're a small company doesn't mean that it is your and only your idea, everybody is free to copy, this world is kinda cruel i can't deny it

  • @arinsenninha9356
    @arinsenninha9356 Před 4 lety +330

    It's like music. You can't copyright a chord progression.

    • @nqobilemsomi3656
      @nqobilemsomi3656 Před 4 lety +26

      Cool cool cool, I’m going to act like I get what you said 😂

    • @sausagelizer4444
      @sausagelizer4444 Před 4 lety +4

      @@nqobilemsomi3656 😂😂

    • @jeta2097
      @jeta2097 Před 4 lety +1

      Doesn’t stop some from trying😂

    • @dataexpunged6969
      @dataexpunged6969 Před 4 lety +11

      Holy heck reminded me of the time they DID try to copyright that! Remember the whole Katy Perry Dark Horse situation?

    • @jeta2097
      @jeta2097 Před 4 lety +2

      Please don’t remind me. It was a mess. One big mess

  • @janiecel
    @janiecel Před 5 lety +1340

    well when you pay distant factories $12 to make a garment and then sell it for $1500... I don't think I am going sympathize a lot.

    • @j2323j
      @j2323j Před 5 lety +16

      Facts 💯 u 👈A Real 1

    • @rosez6737
      @rosez6737 Před 5 lety +9

      alot of them are made in europe...

    • @nsca1483
      @nsca1483 Před 4 lety +24

      Rosez most of the production takes places in sweat shops

    • @alper5597
      @alper5597 Před 4 lety +36

      Balenciaga is made in China yet they claim its made in Italy

    • @RinCooks
      @RinCooks Před 4 lety +3

      Alper source?

  • @bc9942
    @bc9942 Před 5 lety +1900

    Imagine if Gucci made the first pair of pants and patent that design. What would 90% of the world be wearing now??? Skirts?

    • @meronThegreat
      @meronThegreat Před 5 lety +101

      B c lmao you summed up the whole video

    • @Criiies
      @Criiies Před 5 lety +30

      You can't copyright that

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 5 lety +48

      *feel the breeze*

    • @nighttimeteatimememetime7919
      @nighttimeteatimememetime7919 Před 5 lety +33

      @@Criiiesyes you could if you were the first one who invented it, and also copyright isn't the same as a patent

    • @user-rx8sg4dj7m
      @user-rx8sg4dj7m Před 4 lety +7

      We would be rocking gucci

  • @user-ne2bb5nh7t
    @user-ne2bb5nh7t Před 5 lety +2281

    Most people who buy the knockoffs had no intention of ever buying "the original" this whole argument is classist at its core. A bunch of rich people are upset that the "peasants" are wearing the same clothes as them. As long as the product is clearly not "the original", then I see no issue with it. The only reason why people buy Gucci, Prada, Tory Burch, etc is for the label. It's for the clout and the "image" that those labels bring. Fashion companies already have protection over their labels. What they choose to put those labels on should NOT be copyrighted unless it is a unique avant garde piece that is one of a kind or not mass produced. Many of these companies sell plain white T-shirts for 10 times the price of a simple Hanes, should they get copyright over a white t-shirt? I don't think so.

    • @lookingforsanjunipero4542
      @lookingforsanjunipero4542 Před 5 lety +33

      K THIS 👏👏👏👏

    • @edwink1467
      @edwink1467 Před 5 lety +66

      Wayyyy more than 10 times Hanes. A plain white T-shirts with barely any design cost a couple hundred bucks at the VERY least. I don't doubt their quality, but I certainly don't think it's worth the price. But hey? I am just a poor college student lol.

    • @sharinglungs3226
      @sharinglungs3226 Před 5 lety +43

      K this is such a dumb argument. People should buy what they can afford and be satisfied where they are in life. Buying a fake product to put on a fake image of wealth is stupid. All you people do is support black market manufacturers who should be making their own original products than stealing off of others creations.

    • @strawbunnymilk81
      @strawbunnymilk81 Před 5 lety +2

      Preach

    • @dishadharmraj6986
      @dishadharmraj6986 Před 5 lety +68

      @sharinglungs see that's the difference knockoffs and fake products are not the same. Knockoffs don't say that they're Gucci they have a similar design

  • @FRISHR
    @FRISHR Před 5 lety +4080

    Knockoff = Parody
    Counterfeit = Plagiarism

    • @intensifiedfailure5681
      @intensifiedfailure5681 Před 5 lety +43

      FRISHR except plagiarism isn’t pretending to be the original author, it’s just using their text without citing it.

    • @hotelmario510
      @hotelmario510 Před 5 lety +30

      That’s. That’s not what parody means.
      That’s NOT WHAT PARODY MEANS.

    • @boomcrayon
      @boomcrayon Před 5 lety +16

      this is completely wrong lmao. did you watch the video? how does this comment have 330 likes

    • @alltimesad9288
      @alltimesad9288 Před 5 lety +3

      Intensified Failure, you can plagiarize art too, not just text. plagiarism = stealing that’s why its sometimes called art theft. sometimes its still plagiarism even if you ‘cite’ it because some don’t ask permission and make profit off of it

    • @jakehix8132
      @jakehix8132 Před 5 lety +2

      @@boomcrayon It's because it's clean and simple. I even had a moment of "hey, wait a minute...hold my blunt" reading it.

  • @vin2164
    @vin2164 Před 5 lety +1408

    I don't feel sympathetic for luxury brands like Gucci but knockoffs are fast fashion and use sweatshop labour, which i don't support.

    • @ritam8938
      @ritam8938 Před 5 lety +106

      Which Cat and so does high end brands so

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n Před 5 lety +96

      so do the originals

    • @SaraahDoll
      @SaraahDoll Před 5 lety +44

      I'm not so sure about the conditions in which luxury clothing is made, but at least in the case of shoes, bags and accessories, most items from brands like Gucci (Chanel, LV etc etc and all the rest) are made in France, Italy or Spain or wherever the brand originates. They probably do this to ensure quality and consistency, but thankfully it also means that workers are protected by European workers rights.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n Před 5 lety +102

      Sarah Keating
      The word "made" is the key. How you define it is very slippery. From the NYTimes: "Some bypass the “provenance” laws requiring labels that tell where goods are produced by having 90 percent of the bag, sweater, suit or shoes made in China and then attaching the final bits - the handle, the buttons, the lifts - in Italy, thus earning a “Made in Italy” label."
      That applies to Gucci specifically but other brands follow the same loopholes.
      Most of the parts for some American cars are made in Mexico, then assembled in the US, allowing the carmaker to say, Made in America or Made in USA, the former being more accurate as Mexico is in America. So is Canada and Chile.

    • @ShaunakDe
      @ShaunakDe Před 5 lety +43

      So do high-end brands. I used to work at a logistics company that oversaw out-source operations for high-end and mass-market brands. Trust me, all sorts of garments from Zara to Burberry are made at sweatshops in developing nations. Even if a high-end brand claims to have the garments made in say France, the truth is a lot of the preparation work - like cutting of fabric, preliminary welting/stitching, dying, embroidery - all of these steps are outsourced to people who work in deplorable conditions. Simply shipping these cuts and finishing the product in another country allows them to claim better manufacturing.

  • @PowahSlapEntertainmint
    @PowahSlapEntertainmint Před 5 lety +8704

    Gucci is out. Crocs are in.

    • @LucasC2022
      @LucasC2022 Před 5 lety +128

      you're becoming justin y

    • @sadat_41
      @sadat_41 Před 5 lety +46

      that is the goal

    • @Neftoodles
      @Neftoodles Před 5 lety +11

      This reminds me of Arrested Development

    • @alanboshoff20
      @alanboshoff20 Před 5 lety +56

      Gucci crocs will be fire

    • @eddielund1767
      @eddielund1767 Před 5 lety +17

      Why do I imagine Paris Hilton saying that?

  • @paptapto22
    @paptapto22 Před 5 lety +348

    Nothing today is completely unique. These designers take inspiration from previous collections over the decades.

  • @tylerh.4422
    @tylerh.4422 Před 5 lety +494

    Those shoes look like they belonged to a 15th century banker with a wardrobe that made him look like a certain lord that rules over the land of Duloc.

    • @seanyeo5514
      @seanyeo5514 Před 5 lety +42

      You’ve basically nailed the Gucci aesthetic, whether you’re aware of fashion or not.

    • @user-uc6hl6pr1j
      @user-uc6hl6pr1j Před 5 lety +24

      Lord Farquaad???

    • @funbucket09
      @funbucket09 Před 5 lety +1

      That was the inspiration.

  • @jonesnj07
    @jonesnj07 Před 5 lety +1332

    *"Ah yes, i'll buy this $30 shoe and save $970, perfect"*
    *Literally how the fashion world thinks people think*

    • @supercomputer0448
      @supercomputer0448 Před 5 lety +87

      Nathan Jones that's how I think

    • @kronos4806
      @kronos4806 Před 5 lety +169

      who pays 1000$ for shoes that look like that ??

    • @Oneandonlyamirali
      @Oneandonlyamirali Před 5 lety +80

      That’s actually how people think

    • @KupariMusic
      @KupariMusic Před 5 lety +224

      I think the point that Nathan is making is that the people buying the $30 version were never going to buy the $1000 version in the first place. It's highly probable that they don't even know the $1000 version exists.
      You can hardly call it a lost sale when you're a high end brand and budget-conscious consumers who aren't your target market are not buying your stuff. They weren't ever going to.

    • @kaibaCorpHQ
      @kaibaCorpHQ Před 5 lety +9

      It's how I think lol, when $1,000 is literally a 20th of what I make in a year and then it's a lot of money.

  • @RuRaynor
    @RuRaynor Před 5 lety +2042

    What do you want, a world where only the rich can wear vibrant interesting clothes and the rest of us can only afford dirt grey jumpsuits?
    Fashion designers take inspiration from the world around them, often from indigenous people or young fashionistas on the street who make their own looks. If they copyright certain looks, the places they originated from would be harmed.
    It's not like the fashion industry is struggling for cash. It's a horrible exploitative industry too, from toe to tip (sweatshop to New York intern)

    • @Blue_Azure101
      @Blue_Azure101 Před 5 lety +9

      Ru Raynor I think it became more expensive because there are too many copycats, so with every loss of sale, they have to increase the price per item

    • @Blue_Azure101
      @Blue_Azure101 Před 5 lety +4

      Ru Raynor what they can do is form an organization that could be powerful enough to lobby politicians and introduce laws that protects them for at least one year, which I think is reasonable. These brands often follow strict guidelines in treating their workers, but not so much with the knockoff companies and that comes at an expense like wages and quality control. They could also encourage recycling where if you were to return a piece of branded clothing for recycle, you get store credit or something.

    • @Abdi-uy1kh
      @Abdi-uy1kh Před 5 lety +105

      They copy stuff from religions and small tribes all the time. Yet they say it is original

    • @SpamMeGooglification
      @SpamMeGooglification Před 5 lety +48

      They're fighting to take a product which costs $10 to make, slap a fancy label on it, and resell it for $1000.

    • @Andrew-hf1dj
      @Andrew-hf1dj Před 5 lety +2

      What a great way to put it. love this!

  • @giovannymelendez8004
    @giovannymelendez8004 Před 5 lety +93

    I bought the same house slippers for $11 , who in their right mind would spend 1k on slippers

    • @KpopManiac4Life
      @KpopManiac4Life Před 5 lety +5

      Peeps who are so rich they their imagination to buy things

    • @rosez6737
      @rosez6737 Před 5 lety

      you really didnt

    • @thatasiangirl0_039
      @thatasiangirl0_039 Před 3 lety

      @Citizen 1
      Nope republican, republican are the rich people.

  • @davidmarcu990
    @davidmarcu990 Před 4 lety +138

    Yeah some are knockoffs, but can we talk about how expensive clothing brands also copy / inspire from traditional / cultural clothing and they give no credit? Yeah, the same situation.

  • @kappasun9557
    @kappasun9557 Před 5 lety +276

    I love how people are so willing to support an industry that is trying to claim ownership of "designs."
    Going by there definition of a "knock-off" implies that 99% of people buy knock-offs. But no lets feel bad for this industry that abuses its workers and models because there exclusive $9,000 shoes aren't being bought by normal people.

    • @jasonchau1161
      @jasonchau1161 Před 5 lety +2

      Cahit H their

    • @ertavampy4622
      @ertavampy4622 Před 2 lety +1

      I like how they point out how ppl can patent songs in the US when there is a ton of pushback about that being possible since each key has a limited amount of possible combinations and most songs are in C thus at some point soon it will become impossible to make music without violating a copyright.

  • @jedigecko06
    @jedigecko06 Před 5 lety +483

    2:46 "We create something from nothing at all, and we deserve protection."
    You don't redesign the wheel every time. You copy from your own previous designs, and others; as you improve them.
    This benefits all, and should continue.

    • @WaitingForStorm
      @WaitingForStorm Před 5 lety +7

      very good point

    • @mememan9890
      @mememan9890 Před 5 lety +5

      you could make the same argument about art. What writer has never been inspired by previous literature?

    • @WaitingForStorm
      @WaitingForStorm Před 5 lety +1

      @@mememan9890 being ispired is different from making different variations on the same design

    • @lozoft9
      @lozoft9 Před 5 lety +1

      No sorry, but this doesn’t benefit all. The only people who benefit are companies like Zara and Topshop, who use sweatshop labor and don’t pay designers. Small time designers and start-ups are totally screwed over by it because it’s impossible to distinguish your design when someone in China can copy it within days. As a result, clothing prices are driven up across the board as designers can no longer make as much money off their work. More expensive designer pieces then drive up the prices of their copycats. Rinse, repeat.

  • @mranonymous1547
    @mranonymous1547 Před 5 lety +1529

    Well its not like the knock offs are hampering the customers of those high end brand products . Its for ppl like us who can't afford to buy it . I never saw a billionaire buying a knockoff !!

    • @flipmaya
      @flipmaya Před 5 lety +80

      Md. Rifat 1. How could you tell a knockoff apart?
      2. As someone who lives in SF Bay Area, I can confirm that a lot of these (tech) billionaires just wear whatever is comfortable (not necessarily the most expensive stuff).

    • @savagedragon79
      @savagedragon79 Před 5 lety +88

      How often do you hang out with billionaires?

    • @randomguy5990
      @randomguy5990 Před 5 lety +14

      @@flipmaya The trademark, they said it in the video

    • @aienbalosaienbalos4186
      @aienbalosaienbalos4186 Před 5 lety +16

      randomguy5990 I love it when people comment questions that the video answered :D

    • @flipmaya
      @flipmaya Před 5 lety +10

      randomguy5990 we must live in different bubbles. My bubble don’t even know the latest runway looks to identify what the knockoffs are copying.
      As far as I’m concerned it could be a new startup I haven’t heard about.
      In terms of fashion, we care about how striking it looks.
      Bonus points if it’s from a thrift store.

  • @stischer47
    @stischer47 Před 4 lety +26

    I decided once to splurge on one of those high end shirts (brand unnamed). After about a month of normal wear and tear, the seams were coming undone and I'd lost a poorly sewn-on button. After that I stuck with the $20 shirts, some I've had for years and still look good. Designer label does not equal quality product.

    • @sherry4914
      @sherry4914 Před 4 lety +5

      stischer47 the tshirts with logos are cheap quality and are usually just sold to clout chasers. It’s an easy way for designers to make money. They make quite a bit less profit from their ready to wear. From a business perspective, it’s pretty smart.

  • @RDCFemmes
    @RDCFemmes Před 5 lety +89

    Designer also get inspired by other ppl so do those ppl deserve to be rewarded if their ideas are making those fashion houses billions?

  • @LordofBroccoli
    @LordofBroccoli Před 5 lety +1756

    Is it just me, or does she look like Natalie Portman?

    • @suleimanmustafa1473
      @suleimanmustafa1473 Před 5 lety +28

      Marc Shanahan she does, is she a model?

    • @miguelmedel2502
      @miguelmedel2502 Před 5 lety +248

      no she looks like keira knightley XD

    • @UrAvgGamer
      @UrAvgGamer Před 5 lety +69

      I hate sand

    • @natfailsyoutube8163
      @natfailsyoutube8163 Před 5 lety +256

      yes but it's totally legal

    • @EmeraldMara85
      @EmeraldMara85 Před 5 lety +29

      Cleo Abram, that's her name. Yes she is also a model.
      Here's the video I 1st saw her czcams.com/video/I2U96Cct2Ao/video.html
      It talks about sexual harassment and being decent towards models.

  • @user-hm9mj1hc3j
    @user-hm9mj1hc3j Před 5 lety +695

    Is this Keira Knightley Knockoff totally legal?

  • @Mark-iv6nl
    @Mark-iv6nl Před 5 lety +119

    Lol why am I watching this, I literally couldn't care less

    • @clarkevander
      @clarkevander Před 3 lety +3

      It's legally informative though, could make you think how they argue this so I guess that's something

    • @j.hannah2775
      @j.hannah2775 Před 3 lety

      Same.

    • @Sub4CarClips
      @Sub4CarClips Před 3 lety

      Thanks for reminding me to click off the video

  • @usernameXunavailabl3
    @usernameXunavailabl3 Před 5 lety +31

    Technology and medicine is copyrightable because companies spend millions of dollars on research and development over many years so the copyright gives them time to recoup their money. This DOES NOT apply to the fashion industry...

  • @asadb1990
    @asadb1990 Před 5 lety +798

    if the fashion didn't charge an arm and a leg for items, then their designs wouldn't get copied.

    • @hipporage18
      @hipporage18 Před 5 lety +70

      Phantom Warrior nope. wrong. Margins and exclusivity keep them alive. If they moved to mass market they would die

    • @YensR
      @YensR Před 5 lety +57

      In a way "We are so cool others copy us, but YOU can afford to be with us." is their marketing.

    • @kishinumaayumi
      @kishinumaayumi Před 5 lety +14

      I mean.. luxury brands are expensive because their.. LUXURY brands.. whereas if you want cheap stuff, theres a big variation.. however you shoukd check how their merchandise is made, whether ir be ethically made and etc

    • @andreea643
      @andreea643 Před 5 lety +10

      @@kishinumaayumi trust me when I say big brands are still getting most of their clothes made in sweatshops. Even though it might say that it is made in Italy, for example, nowadays they move their employees overseas to work just as hard for the same incredibly small amount of money. They do this so they can say that is made in Italy and sell it at a 300 times more expensive price. That's how they fool the custumers. Google it if you're curious. The only thing that might be worth the money is Haute Couture, but even there i'm not sure how ethical the materials are.

    • @kelvins7879
      @kelvins7879 Před 5 lety +1

      @@hipporage18 zara?

  • @cassidyleonards2411
    @cassidyleonards2411 Před 5 lety +1648

    I'm still not clear what they are seeking to copyright though? They say designs, but to what degree? The example they used for the shape of a garment, something to that degree, I think would be unreasonable. So the designer copyrights a dress with an A-line silhouette and NO ONE ELSE can make a dress with an A-line silhouette?
    Or would it be the combination of the shape, colour/print, fabric used, method of fastening and the stitching? So if it's a canary yellow dress with pink carnations on it, made of silk that zips up the back with backward stitching, no one else in the world could make a dress like that?

    • @ryanlow3278
      @ryanlow3278 Před 5 lety +37

      Cassidy Leonards typically the artistic design itself. For example, balenciaga was sued for copyright infringement after they released a New York City souvenir bag on their own runway. Also, fashion firms can get trade dress protections for certain characteristics unique to their own brand beyond their own logos eg. Chanel No. 5 bottles, Hermes Birkin bags, Louboutin Red. Those furry mules in the thumbnail are associated to Gucci but I Guess they have yet to reach a level of ubiquity where knockoffs would cause confusion to the ordinary consumer.

    • @tayhonorable7421
      @tayhonorable7421 Před 5 lety +36

      These very general concepts cannot be protected in European legal systems. Louis Vuitton (notoriously protective of its trademarks) recently lost a suit concerning the “Damier” pattern, being that it is too general to be protected.

    • @courtney-ray
      @courtney-ray Před 5 lety +13

      Nyc souvenir bag was an issue because I ❤️NY is copyrighted

    • @John-kx9vq
      @John-kx9vq Před 5 lety +2

      I am confused because a Design Patent will still cover them. This is how we patent what our products look like and I think clothing is still covered. It is a much faster process but it still does take several months and costs a bit of money.

    • @danielfadavi
      @danielfadavi Před 5 lety +1

      Cassidy Leonards well when it comes to paintings, they have experts decide whether something is too similar or not

  • @ksasidhar2980
    @ksasidhar2980 Před 3 lety +11

    2:47, he is wrong.
    Designers take “inspiration” from many things, thus the statement “something from nothing” being false.
    Imagine if you keep an fashion designer in a white blank room for a while, I guarantee he can’t make new designs easily

  • @math3000
    @math3000 Před 5 lety +16

    So, how about Kim Kardashian attempting to copyright the word "Kimono"?

  • @fahoudey
    @fahoudey Před 5 lety +286

    Quit crying, you already making mountains of money, let knockoffs alone.
    Plus most people who buy knockoff won't buy the real brand anyway (even if knockoffs were outlawed)
    They are not 'lost revenue' or 'stealing'

    • @napsterking
      @napsterking Před 5 lety +9

      Most people who buy knockoffs can't buy the real brand because price, thus the real brand has to raise the price to make a profit, creating a loop. Also, who buys $1000 shoes?

    • @lozoft9
      @lozoft9 Před 5 lety +1

      Knockoffs mean that the original maker can’t sell as many at the lower price they’d usually sell for. Because of supply and demand, the original maker has to price each unit higher to make the same amount of money from each design. Thus knockoffs make prices of the originals higher and the more knockoffs are sold, the higher prices have to be raised.

    • @DavidGarcia-td2zk
      @DavidGarcia-td2zk Před 5 lety +1

      But consumers who buy knockoff products are likely not to be in the designer fashion market. Hence, designers are not truly being effected by the production of knockoffs since demand isn't effected. In fact, I would argue the it's not demand that is at the root of the astronomically high prices, but rather a shortage of supply. An fairly recent example of such tactics in the fashion industry involved Burberry and their burning of thousands of dollars in unsold clothing as a means of preventing discount prices.

    • @cutienerdgirl
      @cutienerdgirl Před 5 lety +1

      If you're a new designer it can affect you tremendously. Imagine spending hours to get something made and having someone else steal it. Copyright is made for a reason.

    • @DavidGarcia-td2zk
      @DavidGarcia-td2zk Před 5 lety

      Maybe, although the same economic scenario described above would still apply to small designers who charge designer prices. Frankly, I think the benefits of allowing knockoff fashion far outweigh the drawbacks.

  • @unregisteredhypercam2142
    @unregisteredhypercam2142 Před 5 lety +1429

    You want me to feel sorry for the rich?

    • @bertschumacher2097
      @bertschumacher2097 Před 5 lety +64

      If a rich person gets screwed over, he doesn't deserve compassion? (Not talking about the video, pure your comment)

    • @purecheese9012
      @purecheese9012 Před 5 lety +135

      @@bertschumacher2097 Yes if they screw people over, for example if nestle or Facebook got screwed over thats perfect. But if a company or person is doing things ethicaly and legally then they deserve compassion

    • @robertjarman3703
      @robertjarman3703 Před 5 lety +44

      Not more than anyone else did most likely. Children work for years in extremely hazardous factories, work at least as hard as the rich do, almost always even more work, and get pennies and a cup of boiled rice, if that.

    • @curiousasha
      @curiousasha Před 5 lety +1

      If you wanted to design something it would suck for you because you wouldn’t be able to make money off of your designs since other companies might be more established and will be able to produce it far way cheaper than you

    • @moth.monster
      @moth.monster Před 5 lety +34

      Rich people don't work for their money. They get it from their parents, they get it from exploiting others.

  • @Memetastic
    @Memetastic Před 5 lety +64

    Gruuci Gamg

  • @icisne7315
    @icisne7315 Před 5 lety +7

    2:52 this dude's face is me sitting through a lecture in the morning

  • @Anti-Taxxer
    @Anti-Taxxer Před 5 lety +642

    Gucci is so overrated now, it has lost all of its heritage and now we’re just left with the empty carcass.

    • @cassif19
      @cassif19 Před 5 lety +74

      It's just trash with a logo that makes it ridiculously expensive

    • @Ewwch
      @Ewwch Před 5 lety +60

      cassi farcas Na, Gucci quality is still really good and easily distinguishable between counterfeits and originals. Yes Gucci is overrated now, the new generation of kids love Gucci because of the stupid Gucci gang song. So many teenagers walk to the shop and they always mumble 'Gucci gang' while looking at the products. Gucci new designs are odd for people who live outside of Italy and are in fashion in Italy.

    • @daniel.n460
      @daniel.n460 Před 5 lety +8

      There are brands like Prada,Gucci isn’t the only Italian Luxury Fashion House

    • @TylerSolvestri
      @TylerSolvestri Před 5 lety +24

      What about _"supreme"_ ?... they are just like Gucci but more edgy

    • @sammyttheg412
      @sammyttheg412 Před 5 lety +1

      ma gucci e sopravalutato pure in italia

  • @Ismail-cm8xs
    @Ismail-cm8xs Před 5 lety +731

    Thank god it is. I hope these companies die out. Sell extra high. Employ extra cheap.

    • @KevinFromTheOffice
      @KevinFromTheOffice Před 5 lety +115

      seem2002 I think brands like Zara and H&M are more harmful than big fashion houses, those brands are the ones employing cheap labor overseas

    • @lafeetriste
      @lafeetriste Před 5 lety

      That's what luxury goods are for you

    • @dared29
      @dared29 Před 5 lety +8

      I don't think you understand, they are actually getting richer even though knockoffs are a thing.

    • @kishinumaayumi
      @kishinumaayumi Před 5 lety +46

      most luxury brands are actually ethically made... I feel like you might think this would harm fast fashion, which actually is I assume you mean, a big portion of fast fashion use sweatshops and pay very little for the labour work and overall, the workers have very bad work environments.. based on the video itself on that little montage of side to side items of the original and the knock offs, the knock offs are mostly from fast fashion brands and they are benifiting from this.. fast fashion btw would be like Zara and H&M

    • @Udontkno7
      @Udontkno7 Před 5 lety +2

      All fashion brands that produce on the wide scale use shoddy labor, but fast fashion brands are even worst.

  • @galaxyhoodieguy4484
    @galaxyhoodieguy4484 Před 5 lety +122

    I get why companies get mad about knockoffs, but there's this thing called "competition" that they pretend to engage in and get mad when they're beaten at it by someone who wants the market more. Plus, if their prices weren't absolutely outrageous, it would probably be less likely that their designs would be copied.

    • @shaz_1466
      @shaz_1466 Před 5 lety +3

      Having tons of copycats is great sign of success. Their problem with that is that anyone being able to have something that looks like their luxury item makes the item not so luxurious.

  • @Haziel83
    @Haziel83 Před 5 lety +173

    I love fashion and I shop a lot, however I never understood high fashion, so expensive and ugly, I can understand expensive and nice but they are so ugly. Like how this pair of slippers are nice? So fugly. Anyways, different tastes for each own I guess,but don't get brainwashed just because you see it on a celebrity or runway or in a trend.

    • @shaz_1466
      @shaz_1466 Před 5 lety +8

      This is just modern art in clothes version.

    • @PabloEscobar-gu8sd
      @PabloEscobar-gu8sd Před 5 lety +4

      Yea fashion these days are based on brands not looks. We are living in the worst generation ever

    • @shaz_1466
      @shaz_1466 Před 5 lety +33

      @@PabloEscobar-gu8sd worst generation ever? Do you really think wealthy people in middle ages didn't buy themselves clothes from the most famous/expensive craftsmen? Think again.

    • @Szophyas
      @Szophyas Před 5 lety +4

      the beauty of Fashion just like in Art is in the eye of the beholder, what you might think its ugly its the most beautiful thing for someone else

    • @genesisalvaradomelgoza2628
      @genesisalvaradomelgoza2628 Před 5 lety +3

      Lie to me and tell me the gucci leather loafers are not beautiful!!!!!!!!

  • @winterfell9990
    @winterfell9990 Před 5 lety +217

    no sympathy for a designer that wants to charge you $1000 when someone can do it the exact same way for $50

    • @cyrxl
      @cyrxl Před 5 lety +5

      Just plain wrong lol

    • @Ephemeral_Style985
      @Ephemeral_Style985 Před 5 lety +21

      Cyril Fo nice, how is this comment “wrong”? It states a perfectly amicable opinion, it doesn’t state anything that could be perceived as a fact that would have to possibility to be right or wrong.

    • @SilkShirt
      @SilkShirt Před 5 lety +2

      @@Ephemeral_Style985 he's saying that knock-offs do it exactly like high-end designer shops do it, while some scummy brands do that, not all. So, yeah, he is wrong.

    • @wugabriel3465
      @wugabriel3465 Před 5 lety +1

      @@splingusbugs that doesn't make the designer's ownership of the design that they themselves CREATED obsolete, you can protest about the factories owners, but the artists deserve every single penny they deserve.

    • @KpopManiac4Life
      @KpopManiac4Life Před 5 lety +6

      @@splingusbugs and you think Gucci or high end items are handcrafted by a man sitting somewhere in a small warehouse by the streets?

  • @pristinemirage
    @pristinemirage Před 5 lety +73

    Trying to copyright the shape of the shoe seems like trying to copyright the shape of a phillips screwdriver.

    • @ParoxyDM
      @ParoxyDM Před 5 lety +4

      Oh, you mean like this patent for the phillips screw and driver? patents.google.com/patent/US2046837A/en

    • @pristinemirage
      @pristinemirage Před 5 lety +13

      Unfortunately there is a difference between copyright and patent protection.

    • @lozoft9
      @lozoft9 Před 5 lety +1

      pristinemirage true, but no one is saying that designs should be protected for eternity like Disney movies are. I think copyright should be applied to design but with very limited rights such as a very short copyright period and mandatory licensing (meaning that holders can’t deny anybody copyrights and copiers have to pay licensing and royalties). Copyrights to design should also be limited to assemblages of visual characteristics such that if the product looks visually distinct in at least one way, then it’s not copyright liable. So an all-white sock sneaker made of leather instead of neoprene and cotton wouldn’t be violating Balenciaga’s copyright.

  • @bijan.l5621
    @bijan.l5621 Před 5 lety +11

    I can't look at the word "Gucci" without remembering that horrendous song...

  • @matthewsawczyn6592
    @matthewsawczyn6592 Před 4 lety +7

    2:52 he speaks for all of us

  • @doing_aok
    @doing_aok Před 5 lety +37

    Idk. It feels like these fashion designers are made at knockoffs because poor people are able to wear them. If there were really concerned about copyright they would complain about how they are stealing sales but the congress guy complained about how fast they can be produced. It feels like knockoffs spread it to the lower class which the high end fashion world does not want

    • @OF01975
      @OF01975 Před 5 lety +9

      satherandfon thats the whole point of a luxury good though.. poor people arent able to buy em. Thats why they so attractive to rich people. U think if gucci dropped their prices rich people would still buy it? Hell no they would move to another luxury brand still charging alot

    • @KpopManiac4Life
      @KpopManiac4Life Před 5 lety

      @@splingusbugs honey, most of the luxury goods are also made in the same factory the counterfeits are produced. They just slap a label on em and charge you 50x the price of the generic brand.

  • @thehumus8688
    @thehumus8688 Před 5 lety +139

    lol, did they think the copyright would help Gucci sell more ?
    People that buy Gucci wont buy knockoff product.
    and people that wear Gucci knockoff have no money to buy originals
    its obvius choice for people with tight budget - buying a pair of Designer shoes or some mass produced shoes + this month rent.

  • @SAKSOON
    @SAKSOON Před 5 lety +76

    Gucci is not my style anyway.

  • @Ayeshazq_arts
    @Ayeshazq_arts Před 4 lety +8

    What about how Bollywood makes Hollywood movie knockoffs 😂😂😂

  • @khloeknievel3874
    @khloeknievel3874 Před 5 lety +28

    It's challenging because so much of fashion is referential. Even luxury designers draw inspiration from past designs and styles. For example, this year Moschino released a collection that was heavily inspired by Jackie O and her Chanel suits. And there are cases of parallel thinking, just like in the comedy world. If designers has the ability to copyright certain elements of their garments, it would create a legal nightmare and kill a lot of creativity. I understand why they would want to protect their work, but it seems like it would be so hard to define and enforce.

  • @tonylancer7367
    @tonylancer7367 Před 5 lety +211

    To be quite honest, the knockoffs are afforable when the bank doesn't allow you to get what you want. It's a win-win for the consumer.

    • @GhostCorpsYT
      @GhostCorpsYT Před 5 lety +13

      Blue .Barrymore I think he just meant when you don’t have enough in your checking account, not credit.

    • @kirbyamelia
      @kirbyamelia Před 5 lety +3

      Blue .Barrymore
      Eye roll at the semantics of “bank”.

    • @noobattempts
      @noobattempts Před 5 lety +1

      @Blue .Barrymore unless you have a card that gives you a discount and you pay it off instantly

    • @virtualspacenaut
      @virtualspacenaut Před 5 lety

      Blue .Barrymore r/whoosh

  • @atalee1980
    @atalee1980 Před 5 lety +49

    Lol I've never bought a knock off but I have seen some and some of them just looks better than the original 😹😹

    • @rosez6737
      @rosez6737 Před 5 lety +4

      no they dont

    • @angelo.strand
      @angelo.strand Před 4 lety +7

      @@rosez6737 yes they do.

    • @SunkJakeIsland
      @SunkJakeIsland Před 4 lety +1

      Angelo they don’t, usually the knock offs that people find just out of dhgate and canal street are low quality replicas. there is an underground scene of high quality replicas but they are still not exact to retail.

  • @caezsty
    @caezsty Před 5 lety +6

    0:51 knockoff nicer than original

  • @danishkhufuan7066
    @danishkhufuan7066 Před 5 lety +113

    isint that ryland adam's shoe?

    • @kishinumaayumi
      @kishinumaayumi Před 5 lety +2

      panda danish yup

    • @black10kevin
      @black10kevin Před 5 lety +2

      this shoes has been created before so what makes them own it??? Gucci crying about the same thing they are doing lol

    • @yessicavazquez9749
      @yessicavazquez9749 Před 5 lety +5

      @@black10kevin Ryland Adam bought the gucci shoe is what panda danish is saying.

    • @kayleeg7083
      @kayleeg7083 Před 5 lety

      AH💀😭

    • @danishkhufuan7066
      @danishkhufuan7066 Před 5 lety +1

      @@black10kevin i meant this person bought the shoe

  • @dennisprune10
    @dennisprune10 Před 5 lety +61

    Just bought a Surpreme brick a few days ago and now I know that I could have bought a knockoff brick. Dangit.

    • @ritam8938
      @ritam8938 Před 5 lety +2

      Dennis Prüne and you could get it for free!

    • @seanyeo5514
      @seanyeo5514 Před 5 lety +5

      Be a homosexual, you’ll get free ones through your window.

  • @menosbbgirl
    @menosbbgirl Před 5 lety +32

    “The rich are getting richer, and the clothes that they are wearing are getting more expensive.” Sigh🤬 I better get rich fast then...just kidding...sort of..

  • @anglove333
    @anglove333 Před 5 lety +1

    CONGRATS ON #3 ON TRENDING!! 😍😍😍 love this!!

  • @sunspotaken
    @sunspotaken Před 5 lety +48

    ID RATHER BUY RUBBER FLIP FLOPS

  • @vickymc9695
    @vickymc9695 Před 5 lety +87

    Knock offs can even be made in the same factors, with the same material. One dress will just have the label, and one won't. Most high end shops don't want to stop this as it's free advertising.

    • @SilkShirt
      @SilkShirt Před 5 lety +1

      I used to think this way, but it isn't true. I explained this to someone in another comment.
      A Lot of these brand are meticulous with their work and these high-end designer brands also have their own factories where they produce everything and they usually pay their workers well, because if you pay your workers well they have less incentive to leave and make their own knock-offs. The materials also don't compare to the higher-end pieces, a good product will last you years and will age well. With other pieces from H&M, Zara, Gap, will only last you for so long before it starts to lose it's shape, have loose threads, and will just lose it's whole aesthetic, the conditions where these products are made is terrible, and usually the pieces that "fast fashion" pushes are ripped off from the higher-end brand.

    • @vickymc9695
      @vickymc9695 Před 5 lety +3

      The reason I said this is because this is what my parents did. They owned a factory and worked for high end labels. They would just order double them materials that they needed for the order. Half would get the label, half wouldn't. Half went to the shop, and half to the market to be sold at a 10th of the price.
      I agree that not all is like this, and some copies are worse quality. But not all of it is.
      Buying a label also doesn't guarantee that you'll get a good product either.

    • @fetB
      @fetB Před 5 lety +1

      Kheso oh please... you used to think this way? And then you continue to repeat the same slogan literally every "high end" brand, or your favorite youtuber is trying to sell.. Give me a break. I have a lot of "cheap" clothes incl shoes, talking 10-20 bucks each, and they're all fine 6yrs+. Sure you can make supr cheap fabric, but most clothes are on a technical level that is hardly any different than "high end". It's all marketing, just like in the food industry, or computer chips for that matter. One is binned slightly worse and the other can go 500mhz higher, so its given a different name has a software based function enabled and priced $200 more..

    • @SilkShirt
      @SilkShirt Před 5 lety

      @@fetB Yes, I mention high-end brands because they do care about the products. There's no way wordings this without sounding pretentious, but I own some of these pieces, Acronym, WACKO Maria, Balenciaga, Burberry, and they can't compare to the items you see on Gap, H&M, Zara, or the clothing you see at Target. It also depends on what you're looking for. If you just want clothing just for the sole purpose of wearing, then you can get clothing that isn't expensive, nothing wrong with that. If you want a certain look, want clothing with functionality, or care about detail, you'll usually find that it more expensive clothing. Acronym for example, they're known for their functionality and utilize a monochromatic pallette. Balenciaga and Wacko Maria aim for a certain aesthetic or look with each of their seasons, they try to push the boundaries and try to set new trends. Burberry is known for their detail and the quality of their products. I also just consider this a hobby of mine, much like someone who spends money on modifying their car, upgrading their computer for gaming, photography, or collecting art. It got to a point where I started to look into more expensive brands, albeit I started slowly but eventually I realized there is a difference between "fast-fashion" and designer clothing. That's the reason why I even say there's a difference because I've worn and felt these type of pieces.

    • @fetB
      @fetB Před 5 lety +1

      +Kheso tbf, nearly every company who isn't in the scam market, cares about the product, especially today when news, especially bad one, spreads like a wildfire.
      Anyway, monochromatic palette makes me giggle. In other words, it's universal. So, as a seller, you can't possibly go wrong and will always find a buyer. Very few eccentric people go around in bold colors.
      Functional clothing is a different matter. There is more work involved and typically stress tested. But even then. I just went to the Acronym site and the first random item i see is a "functional" jacket. Nothing extraordinary and made from (70% PA, 30% ePTFE). That fabric doesn't stop a bullet, protects from rain just as much and is virtually indistinguishable from the lower cost item because its the same synthetic material as affordable equivalent. Then, the whole thing is accompanied by a bunch of trademarked terms for a slightly unusual cut/zipper and some pretentious slogans, sold for 1,294.00 €. That is plain insanity. R&D and production of this item, probably amounts to a retail price of 100, or lets give it even 200 bucks. It's fine if you enjoy it, but it just goes to show by the way you talk about it. And i dont necessarily mean pretentious, but fooled by notion of getting something special regardless of how true it really is. At the end, all that matters you're happy, though. So good luck.

  • @ThinBear4
    @ThinBear4 Před 4 lety +3

    Honestly, "intellectual property" protection laws have ruined so many things nowadays that I can't help but feel sympathetic to this situation.

  • @MrSincerity88
    @MrSincerity88 Před 5 lety +1

    Vox this was such a good watch! I love fashion, especially the business aspect behind it, and I’m always curious as to how the big fashion houses handle fast fashion. I make a standard American salary but I’m also young and fashion forward. While I would love to ball out at Gucci, I can’t afford it but I can afford the version ZARA or H&M gives me

  • @lightning3865
    @lightning3865 Před 5 lety +15

    1:44 lmao copyrighting shoeshape... FineBro$ instantly come to mind.

  • @cassif19
    @cassif19 Před 5 lety +111

    It seems to me that wearing Gucci has nothing to do with you liking the garment but with proving that you can afford it.
    And for that reason people who can afford it pretend to like it

    • @mauriceestelle4619
      @mauriceestelle4619 Před 5 lety

      Garment not gourmet

    • @cassif19
      @cassif19 Před 5 lety +1

      @@mauriceestelle4619
      Damn... sorry. English is not my first language

    • @mauriceestelle4619
      @mauriceestelle4619 Před 5 lety +1

      @@cassif19 it's completely fine

    • @3dgraphicworkz463
      @3dgraphicworkz463 Před 5 lety +2

      Imo the quality of branded leather is much much higher and durable than the typical leather used in other brands. My LV bags and gucci wallet are more than 7 years old and still have not worn out and stitching still intact. You won't see this quality in other brands.

    • @judigemini178
      @judigemini178 Před 5 lety

      cassi farcas lol you’re learning this now?this is the concept behind most luxury businesses

  • @laurenpolly6537
    @laurenpolly6537 Před 5 lety +2

    i can’t believe i got an ad for “luxury items” before this video

  • @JSPHTRS
    @JSPHTRS Před 5 lety +7

    I just have one question...
    WHAT ARE THOOSEEEE?!!

  • @jvw2791
    @jvw2791 Před 5 lety +81

    Well it's kinda just like buying a print of a (famous) painting, isn't it? Like you like the "design"/how it looks and want to have it but you can't afford the real thing 'cause it's super expensive, so you just stick with the knockoff/print .^.

    • @eN3RD
      @eN3RD Před 5 lety +4

      Well to be fair, whether or not you buy a print or the real painting they both goes back to the Artist.

    • @wugabriel3465
      @wugabriel3465 Před 5 lety +1

      And the artists have to allow others to profit off his creative work? What kinda bullshit is this.

    • @vagingo
      @vagingo Před 5 lety +1

      @@wugabriel3465 they don't. That's why there are copyright laws.

  • @dambar7486
    @dambar7486 Před 5 lety +119

    The fact that someone might even think that intellectual property rights should apply to clothes shows how warped the whole concept is.

    • @wugabriel3465
      @wugabriel3465 Před 5 lety +2

      You do realise cloths are designed by people, and as a result art right?

    • @ChachinAKAChino
      @ChachinAKAChino Před 5 lety +8

      @@wugabriel3465 The brand is protected. Clothes are clothes. Might as well have the inventor of the tee shirt rise from the dead and sue everyone that makes shirts that use a hole for the neck, two for the arms and one for the torso. You do realise that even Oreos are knockoffs... right?(Look it up)

    • @wugabriel3465
      @wugabriel3465 Před 5 lety

      @@ChachinAKAChino if the inventor of t shirts if there is one, had applied for copy right. So many years have passed the designed would've been in the public domain anyway, what's your point.

    • @wugabriel3465
      @wugabriel3465 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ChachinAKAChino also whats the most important is the desings of the t shirt, the picture on it, the logos, the patterns, no one is copyrigbting the shape, it's about the stuff printed on the t shirt.

    • @claraakane
      @claraakane Před 5 lety

      So by your logic anything designed by people is art?

  • @amapparatistkwabena
    @amapparatistkwabena Před 5 lety

    Love this video! Thanks so much.

  • @orangeguy7279
    @orangeguy7279 Před 5 lety +1

    Lol my grandma has those shoes and I’m like wtf why tho

  • @bruh5361
    @bruh5361 Před 5 lety +98

    Gucci has ugly fashion tbh

    • @kishinumaayumi
      @kishinumaayumi Před 5 lety +6

      mhm and that's pretty much the aesthetic of it.. I personally like it tho.. at least their pricey pieces.. and I absolutely cannot afford it however creative expression is lovely to me and I do genuinely find a lot of their tracksuits and coats enticing

    • @cyrxl
      @cyrxl Před 5 lety +6

      You know nothing if you comment "Gucci has ugly fashion" lol.

    • @noelblash4669
      @noelblash4669 Před 5 lety +5

      Cyril Fo It’s true. Gucci designs are like certain artists who throw random paint on a canvas and call that exquisite art. Majority of their designs are simply overly colourful and messy.
      LV, Burberry, Goyard on the other keep their designs organised, clean yet detailed and sophisticated.

    • @will3346
      @will3346 Před 5 lety +3

      Absolutely true at least in my mind Gucci is incredibly hideous and gaudy. The only reason people buy it is to prove they can afford what some celebrity with no taste has.

    • @SilkShirt
      @SilkShirt Před 5 lety +1

      @@noelblash4669 they're more known for their cut & sews. The Gucci that you see in the mainstream is just marketing, and it works. They have their couture Gucci which is more about the quality of their products and they have their mainstream where it attracts the younger audience.

  • @boop6171
    @boop6171 Před 5 lety +234

    I get more knowledge from youtube than in school

    • @TheOwlGilga
      @TheOwlGilga Před 5 lety +33

      That says more about you than school.

    • @Artificial777
      @Artificial777 Před 5 lety +1

      velvetwicexo then i’d search a new school you do know vox is a republican liberal media outlet i wouldn’t rely on that for good information

    • @alvansit
      @alvansit Před 5 lety

      nah ,Alicia vakander

    • @Yuhara_rev
      @Yuhara_rev Před 5 lety +10

      Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

    • @pocarisweet8336
      @pocarisweet8336 Před 5 lety +1

      You're supposed to learn "how to think" in school.

  • @KpopNiDontStop
    @KpopNiDontStop Před 5 lety

    basically its like if tire companies tried to sue each other for making a tire that is also round LOL.

  • @DaveDVideoMaker
    @DaveDVideoMaker Před 4 lety +1

    Lots of people can get away with copying someone else’s designs in the fashion industry.

  • @tkgsg
    @tkgsg Před 5 lety +69

    Cardi B has to be in every Vox video...

  • @zoki.to974
    @zoki.to974 Před 5 lety +9

    meh, you cannot copyright clothing. you may get right that your model from the show get advantage of lets say at least 3 moths before anyone else can get out with its knockoff and thats all i can see as reasonable solution. on the end, people who actually buy designed clothing or accessories, they will continue to do so and will not allow them self to purchase knockoff... with copyright you will not gain new customers anyway, they will just pass and purchase something in their range of financial capabilities...

  • @nikg8310
    @nikg8310 Před 4 lety

    One of the very few Vox video I seem to like. Cool.

  • @Foreverjulysound
    @Foreverjulysound Před 5 lety +1

    in Ecuador they had a lot of stores that sold fake “supreme, nike, adidas, and Gucci clothes/shoes. 😂

  • @BillStrathearn
    @BillStrathearn Před 5 lety +3

    Super duper informative. Thanks Vox!

  • @vtheteenagewitch
    @vtheteenagewitch Před 5 lety +11

    I believe there’s something that says that fashion designers are exempt from this because we need clothes.

  • @fightmefairy
    @fightmefairy Před 5 lety +1

    As someone who is going into fashion studies you enter this career knowing about knockoffs. You can’t complain especially if you’ve gone to school for it or taken a simple business class. They tell you about it. You choose that career

  • @ryanlopezclark
    @ryanlopezclark Před 5 lety

    @Vox, I love your creative style on all the videos at the moment I am trying to do a documentary for NHD to advance to National I was wondering if I could get some help on how I should make the video have the flow that every video you guys make it would be an honor to lean for all of you guys.

  • @daniel_is_messy
    @daniel_is_messy Před 5 lety +3

    To combat imitation garments that appear on the high street before the originals, alot of brands have changed how they show them. The whole see now, buy now trend is solely based on being unique and leaving zara etc at least a month or so behind. Some brands will show their A/W 18-19 collection now instead of S/S 19, how it’s supposed to during fashion week/month. Also some designers have made their products a bit harder to copy by adding difficult to make on the cheap details such as embroidery and unique metalwork. I’m not saying that expensive clothes are better than cheap ones or even necessary, i just think that innovation should be encouraged.

  • @bigmantyrone199
    @bigmantyrone199 Před 5 lety +112

    Wearing Gucci is basically a sign saying how insecure you are

    • @OF01975
      @OF01975 Před 5 lety +22

      BIG MAN TYRONE no havin a shrek profile does

    • @user-zb6gt7og9q
      @user-zb6gt7og9q Před 5 lety +13

      Rob Spagrenetti wrong, shrek display pictures signs the user's massive self respect like how massive their dong are.

    • @GG1783
      @GG1783 Před 5 lety +1

      Wow so deep 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @praba991ify
      @praba991ify Před 5 lety

      Just like using an iPhone

    • @flxlr6951
      @flxlr6951 Před 5 lety +3

      Praba Garan Debatable

  • @jennd8685
    @jennd8685 Před 5 lety +7

    I had an artist friend find her paintings listed on redbubble, and websites the like with people making money off her artwork. They stole her artwork from her online portfolio in art school, none of the websites took any actions on her claim. She had to email all of the profiles individually claiming copyright on her art pieces. They all said they were admires of her work, and wanted to make her art more available/accessible to everyone... which is a total scam.
    ** It took a lot of threats of international lawsuits, for people to take the images down... But a lot of the guilty parties were adults, who didn't think taking credit, making money of someone's else's art was harmful. Or discredits the orginal artist's personal value for their talents/works of art. **
    Lesson Learned, watermark all your images. No matter what stage of art career you are in. There will always be someone out there is gutsy enough; who thinks it's permissible to make money, off your talents.

  • @anjelicaortiz8821
    @anjelicaortiz8821 Před 5 lety +11

    When the knockoff is cuter than the original

  • @Austinatan
    @Austinatan Před 5 lety +36

    *Why would you wear a shoe that has fur in it which has to be constantly cleaned and that no one would see?*

    • @lain1129
      @lain1129 Před 5 lety +11

      It's nice for house shoes, but not much else.

    • @jonesnj07
      @jonesnj07 Před 5 lety +13

      when you can buy slippers that cost $1000, you can afford someone to clean them for you.

    • @lilshawtyrblx4987
      @lilshawtyrblx4987 Před 5 lety

      Austin Mayan death toad

  • @xxDrain
    @xxDrain Před 5 lety +201

    Can't help but feel like intellectual property is a thing of this time period that'll just not be there in a far enough future, dropped in favor of a more natural and self-enforcing approach to business. Something along the lines of "if you can do it, and it works, do it".

    • @solomonarbc
      @solomonarbc Před 5 lety +6

      It surely is losing grounds. IP is hampering innovation of "others", but without it, it wouldn't make sense to invest at all in a new technology.
      It may sound like some corporation losing "commercial secrets" is a "good thing", but behind the IP is a long, long, time and money consumed, so that, what? one day someone wakes up and takes the results of your years of work, for free, and improve upon it? Imagine, Mendel, spending years (seasons) of cross-breeding, to prove a pattern, and someone else snatching all the results and flash-printing it to take all the credit (and funds)?
      In WWII, and prior, there were just a few good aircraft engine designs which lots of companies "licensed" and improved upon. Why would giving that sturdy designs away for free seem like a good idea at all? Who could build engines/airplanes, afforded licensing the designs, and (if they had the R&D), they could develop it. All fair and regulated.
      Investments should yield returns. Instead, we thrive upon the lowest of the lowest prices consuming ever more and that is truly the only reason IP has a hard time.

    • @justinemccloud7755
      @justinemccloud7755 Před 5 lety +1

      That is assuming that most innovations have been made by private entities, which they haven't. And even those that have often receive massive amounts of money from the government into research.

    • @vistarox
      @vistarox Před 5 lety +2

      You don't got to wait until the future. "If you can do it, and it works, do it", is exactly the attitude in modern day China

    • @chaklee435
      @chaklee435 Před 5 lety +2

      Justine McCloud- I'm gonna need a citation for that. For stuff like medicine, I can imagine the government putting money into research for the greater good. But without IP protection, who in their right minds would spend money on creating exciting new products like the iPhone or the automobile (back in the day) or any of the technology we've come to expect in our everyday lives? Would you let the government waste your taxes on developing never-seen-before technology that sounds crazy and will never work?

    • @DarkwaveMistress
      @DarkwaveMistress Před 5 lety

      It is quite new. "The Statute of Monopolies (1624) and the British Statute of Anne (1710) are seen as the origins of patent law and copyright respectively,[8] firmly establishing the concept of intellectual property.
      " From Wikipedia.

  • @origamiSnow
    @origamiSnow Před 5 lety

    Loved the section with the fabric painting! Definitely got the point across

  • @AnnaLexi
    @AnnaLexi Před 5 lety

    *Wow that’s crazy!! I had no idea about this!! Good to know!!! Good to know!!*

  • @ManyLegs
    @ManyLegs Před 5 lety +3

    imagine someone copyrighting a white t-shirt and making all white t-shirts cost over 1000 dollars. great idea.

  • @e4r281
    @e4r281 Před 5 lety +47

    Can't comment anything smart because I have to comment early.

  • @dimitriymirovsky
    @dimitriymirovsky Před 5 lety

    Please do more video about Copyright infringement in all other areas... i find this subject rarely discussed yet very important to merchandisers and customers altogether...

  • @andromeda2308
    @andromeda2308 Před 4 lety +1

    0:57 that knockoff is LIT🔥

  • @SaintierSet
    @SaintierSet Před 5 lety +3

    Competition is always good unless you want monopolies, look at the Internet Providers in the US

  • @joefortescue9096
    @joefortescue9096 Před 5 lety +3

    If you’re mad that you can buy 1000$ shoes from Gucci for 50$ at Kmart you be lyin lmao 😂

  • @obstmann7740
    @obstmann7740 Před 5 lety +5

    I’d rather wear my Lightning McQueen crocs, thank you!

  • @DinosourousRexx
    @DinosourousRexx Před 5 lety

    As an artist and a consumer I see both sides, but for most things that are copyrighted, you can still use them for inspiration, you just have to change it enough to be considered different. I could easily see guidelines being set about which part of a design are copyrightable/how much a design needs to be altered to be considered original. Of course it won’t always be cut and dry, but it isn’t in other industries either

  • @bowtiesandcigarettes
    @bowtiesandcigarettes Před 5 lety +4

    at least gucci now uses faux fur (wool)

  • @Dark_SQRL
    @Dark_SQRL Před 5 lety +41

    Modern day fashion looks garbage, change my mind.

    • @Hannah-xb3dr
      @Hannah-xb3dr Před 5 lety +1

      Máté Gautier nah you’re 100% right

    • @JacobChrabaszcz
      @JacobChrabaszcz Před 5 lety +5

      Not modern fashion, high fashion. High fashion is all the garbage in the shows, modern fashion is just our everyday clothes

    • @fryingpan8943
      @fryingpan8943 Před 5 lety

      What if i made a dress out of cash?

    • @tissot233
      @tissot233 Před 4 lety

      @@JacobChrabaszcz I mean High fashion in shows is not something they will even sell. They are essentially just conveying ideas for their lineups that are actually coming up for the next season. They are for the industry people, not consumers.

  • @LeFreakSoChic
    @LeFreakSoChic Před 5 lety +1

    I'm an independent designer based out of Los Angeles and other than my personal site and Instagram, I use Etsy to sell my products. Which vary from clothing to accessories. About two weeks ago, I got a notice from Etsy Legal that I was being dinged for trademark infringement and because of that, two of my wallets, made from vinyl, were removed from my site.
    Apparently, Paul Frank's rep issued that I was infringing on their trademark over these wallets. Which, as this video states, trademark refers to the logos and symbols, not the product itself. And seeing as though our logos and symbols look completely different and even my wallets look nothing like anything he's made or is known for, I was confused as to why they'd even bother claiming trademark infringement via my wallets.
    I called them out and still haven't heard back from his rep.
    Paul Frank and his team should view this video as it would be of great service to them lol

  • @axtra9561
    @axtra9561 Před 5 lety +8

    Who else would flip if they got a crese in their shoes 😂😂

    • @ritam8938
      @ritam8938 Před 5 lety +1

      Axtra If I payed 1000$ for it I would hope that those shoes were able to endure a lifetime.

    • @DavK-zf3wo
      @DavK-zf3wo Před 5 lety

      My $400 y3s got scratched. Ruined my day

  • @tibbygaycat
    @tibbygaycat Před 5 lety +4

    Competition drives down prices. So let it!

    • @Mighty935
      @Mighty935 Před 5 lety

      Erik Tiber clearly not did you not watch the video? Price is increasing. God people are so infuriating sometimes

  • @abesyparrado
    @abesyparrado Před 5 lety +3

    if it were'nt expensive, would there be knock-offs?

  • @gioravalico550
    @gioravalico550 Před 5 lety

    This girl should do all the Vox videos. What a doll

  • @Char10tti3
    @Char10tti3 Před 5 lety

    I agree with some of these points. Fashion wouldn’t exist without knockoffs and people changing and creating different things. Fashion doesn’t just happen, people take what they want and people can copy style become popular too.