Louis Vuitton sues a student on Copyright Infringement
What’s your first thought when you see this picture? Louis Vuitton is doing some charity things? A poor child carrying a Louis Vuitton handbag? Or A poor child who also wants a little cute dog and a LV bag? No matter what the reason behind this picture, Louis Vuitton now has filed a lawsuit against a 26-year-old student artist, Nadia, who aims to sell posters and T-shirts, with an image of a child holding a LV-inspired handbag and a chihuahua, to raise money for victims in Darfur.
“Nadia told [TorrentFreak] that Louis Vuitton now demands $7,500 (5,000 Euro) for each day she continues to sell Simple Life products, $7,500 for each day their letter is published on the website and $7,500 a day for using the name “Louis Vuitton” on her website. In addition they want her to pay their lawyer costs and $15,000 to cover other expenses they have incurred in protecting their ‘intellectual property”.
Who is right? Who is wrong? Is the French fashion house over-reacting? Or they just want to protect their trademarks? You be the judge!
[source:TorrentFreak]
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