Constantly reporting about hats on this
site and Racing Fashion Australia site is always a pleasure, although
something I do not quite find so pleasurable is when people may not
forward the courtesy of remarking on the milliner who made such a
beautiful piece.
In the art/design/millinery world it is
very hard to place copyright as for fashion/patterns etc, there are
no copyright. It is a matter of having Trademark lead the way and
this is something that is fought in courts with Louis Vuitton, Fendi,
Chanel and all those luxury brands that try to protect from inferior
copy.
This is where basically we have to
leave it up to the discretion of the individual to see whether the
have the scruples to credit another persons work.
I have had difficulties in the past
myself not knowing who someone’s work was or getting it mixed up.
When undertaking a course with Louise
Macdonald who is a brilliant teacher as well as a lovely lady who
makes outstanding hats, we all perused magazines to gain ideas and
shapes etc, Louise strongly recommended that it was not only un
ethical to copy, but it is much more exciting to create something of
your own.
I apologise if I do not credit all my
work on facebook of milliners etc,
But one thing is for sure, if you have
others work on your millinery page, I would find it polite for other
people to tag the milliner who made the hat.
It is difficult to come up with ideas
and we can all take inspiration from others although, when you are
passionate about a craft/art/design, you can see someone’s
signature work and style.
I am not implying people are copying or
taking inspiration too far as it is a fine line. I think it would
just be courteous to credit where we can who made the wonderful piece
to make our head turn in the first place.
Simple, Tag the milliner/hat maker in
the photo.
I have touched on this topic before in my personal blog, click here.
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