tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post7392872275462286347..comments2024-02-08T09:49:07.506+00:00Comments on Rachael Taylor: Strikingly Similar Design...Rachael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02403735608683207942noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-55146348165779330172012-10-13T04:28:24.116+01:002012-10-13T04:28:24.116+01:00i am searching some useful information, immediatel...i am searching some useful information, immediately i found this post and gain some useful information great work such a great brain to use.towel railshttp://www.sydneybathroomsupplies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-50496838591171749562012-07-22T00:25:35.227+01:002012-07-22T00:25:35.227+01:00Rachael you should definately take action against ...Rachael you should definately take action against M & S they should know better, to make an example of them , Tiffany Designs LLB HonoursAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-41814988268298878522012-07-20T22:48:09.209+01:002012-07-20T22:48:09.209+01:00For any independent designers or business-owners i...For any independent designers or business-owners interested, a bit of info. I posted to my law blog on Intellectual Property Rights. http://wp.me/pAWNE-a4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-64905971708686751452012-07-18T15:02:20.516+01:002012-07-18T15:02:20.516+01:00I hope this matter is resolved quickly and easily ...I hope this matter is resolved quickly and easily for you, and totally to your benefit. You must feel heart-broken and furious all at the same time, after working so hard on your designs. Sending support through the internet ether, and seeing M&S in a totally new light. I have always thought of them as a trustworthy company but seeing this blatant theft of your designs has shocked me. I hope that they act with much more respect for your work once it is clearly brought to their attention that they have committed design theft, whether inadvertantly or not.Mimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-79762978685883634572012-07-17T13:16:08.193+01:002012-07-17T13:16:08.193+01:00Just seen this from the Guardian - http://www.guar...Just seen this from the Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jul/16/design-copyright-clampdown-retailers-targeted<br /><br />Rachael you have a lot of support! good luck. Keep strong! you are not alone we are here supporting you!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-30906421892202337022012-07-17T13:02:27.391+01:002012-07-17T13:02:27.391+01:00Witch hunt! Attitudes! Rachael has remained dignif...Witch hunt! Attitudes! Rachael has remained dignified about the whole situation. Bloggers can 'delete' comments yet she has allowed both sides of the argument to be presented here, so it's clearly not a 'witch hunt'! I've just read the recent press and it's been made clear that Rachael contacted M&S in the first instance and gave them the opportunity to do the 'right thing'. It's been a whole month before she went public. I think you have been very 'gracious' allowing people to comment like this on your blog Rachael.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-88126093496844049522012-07-17T12:56:09.478+01:002012-07-17T12:56:09.478+01:00Friends in the purchasing department? Have you not...Friends in the purchasing department? Have you not looked at Rachael's website? From my understanding she has designed for M&S in the past! 'Gaining useful business'? I should think Rachael would want nothing to do with M&S now! <br /><br />I'm sorry Rachael but I think people need to do their 'homework' on you before making uneducated comments. You have international success why do you need M&S?Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-16403598035332638912012-07-16T12:36:38.194+01:002012-07-16T12:36:38.194+01:00ooh no this is not cool and as many have said you ...ooh no this is not cool and as many have said you certainly wouldn't expect it from good ol M&S!!! naughty good luck with this.IDREWTHIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205007076621421683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-72242223697530996082012-07-16T09:42:53.496+01:002012-07-16T09:42:53.496+01:00Appalling, I'm glad you are on the way to seei...Appalling, I'm glad you are on the way to seeing it resolved.<br /><br />Like Julie I came here through FrontCover Cosmetics facebook page - they too are worried that all their efforts creating a different, successful and exciting brand with its own identity will be simply copied by a major retailer with no principles.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-81589347145081785462012-07-15T16:11:32.227+01:002012-07-15T16:11:32.227+01:00Just catching up - what an awful week you have had...Just catching up - what an awful week you have had. I'm sorry that you have been dragged into this and hope you get lots of great help and support to sort it out satisfactorily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-26502285652393573632012-07-15T12:14:24.743+01:002012-07-15T12:14:24.743+01:00M&S probably won't know, they wouldn't...M&S probably won't know, they wouldn't have purposely ripped off the design, there would have been someone picking fabrics that are likely to be imported from overseas. They will have hundreds of different fabric suppliers.<br />They were not "Stealing" they were merely buying what was given to them. It just happens that they have bought a fabric similar to yours. It's not M&S hat's in the wrong, it's the supplier, blame them.Libbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-31055638556383592622012-07-15T09:42:47.584+01:002012-07-15T09:42:47.584+01:00Only hope M&S sort this immediately to your be...Only hope M&S sort this immediately to your benefitKarennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-24266289427889301612012-07-14T18:31:57.286+01:002012-07-14T18:31:57.286+01:00We have run another blogpost referencing this issu...We have run another blogpost referencing this issue as it pertains to Bastille Day and a change in the landscape for small businesses and independent designers. http://wp.me/pAWNE-8X<br /><br />We'll be posting once more clarifying the differences between US and UK design right legislation since many American commentors have indicated they are not quite aware of the distinctions--which seem all the more important in light of situations like this one and that of Kate Davies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-43081170399213981842012-07-14T00:47:01.280+01:002012-07-14T00:47:01.280+01:00Best comment on here. Nice to be reminded that som...Best comment on here. Nice to be reminded that some people understand how mistakes *can* be made in good faith, and we shouldn't rush to judgement.PGDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-55989158524979210462012-07-14T00:23:19.667+01:002012-07-14T00:23:19.667+01:00Amazed that so many people are ready to just assum...Amazed that so many people are ready to just assume that M&S knew all about this and carried on regardless. More likely they hired a designer, and it's the designer who's responsible for any infringement. That doesn't mean M&S wouldn't owe you anything; it just means they're not necessarily the big, bad ogres that some people want to call them. They may be as surprised (and angry) about this as you are.PGDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-37228046011968354912012-07-13T16:02:58.779+01:002012-07-13T16:02:58.779+01:00Well done Rachael for Carrying on and keeping your...Well done Rachael for Carrying on and keeping your grace all through this. Your students will be proud! : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-60501710664983725152012-07-13T16:00:32.375+01:002012-07-13T16:00:32.375+01:00Good luck Rachael! You will win and gain compensat...Good luck Rachael! You will win and gain compensation and hopefully pay the extra expense you have had to contend with. I hear this a lot and it is very disappointing. So please tell us how you get on! You are our heroine in this story. Well done for having the courage and spirt of mind to fight for what you believe in. Your Students will be proud of you, as we are too! <br /><br />Keep smiling Rachael!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-61469052149145773032012-07-13T13:06:59.846+01:002012-07-13T13:06:59.846+01:00This is appalling Rachel. What worse is the possib...This is appalling Rachel. What worse is the possibility that it's an oversight my M&S, and one of their designers is copying your work and they didn't fully check before agreeing to use it. You may find there are two parties to pursue legally - Good Luck!!!Kate Pielouhttp://www.dearheartdesigns.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-50787424262417273852012-07-13T11:08:24.421+01:002012-07-13T11:08:24.421+01:00This must be very stressful for you. I have always...This must be very stressful for you. I have always wondered how designers deal with these kinds of issues. I hope it is resolved to your liking if that is at all possible, and that there is a silver lining to this cloud. You certainly have plenty of support. Best of luck, BrendaBrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336790203846401382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-42798574015780059452012-07-13T08:58:56.820+01:002012-07-13T08:58:56.820+01:00a shame this has happened. same thing happened to ...a shame this has happened. same thing happened to my brother when he was in fashion a few years ago. Freelancers submit their designs and the big companies don't research to verfiy the originality of it. Just make sure they surrender the stock to you so it doesn't end up in a charity shop minus the M&S label.The O'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460512540727600300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-74631055277088685052012-07-13T08:21:50.618+01:002012-07-13T08:21:50.618+01:00So that's what they mean by 'Shwapping'...So that's what they mean by 'Shwapping'! But what have they given you in return?Steve the Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785465859107781435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-50176667514500233052012-07-13T04:14:48.039+01:002012-07-13T04:14:48.039+01:00Unfortunately M&S seem to do a lot of this. I ...Unfortunately M&S seem to do a lot of this. I remember the fairly recent incident with the handbags and also another one about a decade ago with a range of very distinctive designer swimwear.<br /><br />I have no idea how they get this reputation as such a lovely company.Jon Jenningshttp://topdownview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-57900866170117958672012-07-12T21:50:09.632+01:002012-07-12T21:50:09.632+01:00(I also published this in your later post) Unfortu...(I also published this in your later post) Unfortunately this is happening more and more, Large corporations like these are making cut backs, reducing the sizes of their design teams and leaving the responsibility of the end product to the buying team - who buy stuff and copy it, or in this case buy stuff from suppliers which has been copied. Blatant copying like this doesn't often happen, but is happening more and more as cutbacks are being made. I would like to add that working as a textile designer is incredibly competitive and incredibly underpaid as a result. Original work takes time, and suppliers and retailers are not prepared to pay for that time. They just want to rip off something that they can see is working already to save time and money. Running off the point slightly but I would just like to add that a graphic designer gets paid twice what a textile designer gets paid, both noble trades, but such a difference in pay - this has always really p***ed me off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-22882944526171202662012-07-12T18:22:01.446+01:002012-07-12T18:22:01.446+01:00I am shocked! It is a complete copy! This must be ...I am shocked! It is a complete copy! This must be stopped. <br />Far too nice a design for M&S anyway!Rachel Goodchild Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832036836400242078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648072359905501144.post-4335365448361710692012-07-12T14:28:20.349+01:002012-07-12T14:28:20.349+01:00Hi Rachel,
I'm so sorry to hear this has happe...Hi Rachel,<br />I'm so sorry to hear this has happened to you, what a stressful nightmare! <br />What a cheek of M&S to do such a thing! <br />The thing is with these massive companies is they think they are big enough to steal smaller designers designs and get away with it! We are the ones who take our love, passion and time to come up with and draw our design, and they go ahead a steal our idea, it's pure theft!<br />You must not drop this, go and take action! Good Luck!<br />LauraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717910658775898362noreply@blogger.com