Comments on: Return of the Design Piracy Prohibition Act

By: “The Dangers of Copyrighting Fashion”

“The Dangers of Copyrighting Fashion” — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:02:00 +0000

[…] at the American Constitution Society’s ACSblog. Earlier on the Design Piracy Prohibition Act here and […]

By: GregS

GregS — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:04:31 +0000

I think it’s bizarre that at a time when government respect for property rights for physical, tangible property like real estate, cars, and money is at an all-time low, that government is making such an obsessive-compulsive fetish out of intellectual property rights, extending them to every far-fetched thing under the sun.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:38:17 +0000

What makes people in the fashion industry think that what they do is important enough to warrant the creation of a monopoly? If the entire haute couture industry suddenly disappeared, how would society be harmed? It might even be beneficial in reducing the incidence of eating disorders among young women.

By: Design Piracy Prohibition Act

Design Piracy Prohibition Act — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:45:49 +0000

[…] Update: Welcome ArtFire and Etsy readers. And an update with a link to a recent critical analysis of the proposal is here. […]

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:16:25 +0000

Think it will work this time?