In the news....

For the past few days there has been talk, debate and arguments about what is right and what is wrong in regards to copying someone else's work for profit. My feelings on this subject are strong. I am 100% against one person copying another person's work. This was prompted was by a recent exposure of one "designer" copying almost exactly other (well-known) designer's work. It is one thing to be inspired, for example, you see one long, flowing, skirt and then make up your own kind, that has the same overall style, but different pattern, length, amount of layers, etc. It is another to buy the skirt you like, take it apart and then produce a near replica and sell it as your own design. What really bothers me is that these are being sold as orginial and unique designs.
If you'd like to see some other opinions and check out what's been going on, you can visit these links:
http://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2007/01/disappearing_de.html
http://forums.secondcitizen.com/showthread.php?t=8130
http://blog.elikatiramisu.com/2007/01/sick_and_tired.html