Designer is not a easy job.
Despite the incentives for creativity as opposed to infringement, users frequently confuse the line between “real world inspired” creations and virtually infringing use. As one practitioner noted, “[infringement]…is easy to achieve on Second Life.”3 A quick perusal of Second Life blogs such as Fashion Planet shows that virtual designers are often drawn to the same pitfalls as real life designers who take looks they see on the runway and, after making small changes, market them as their own. One user on Fashion Life copied a dress worn by a contestant on American Idol, making one barely noticeable change and customizing the look with accessories purchased from other virtual merchants. The infringement may be done virtually, but it creates potentially harmful outcomes for real intellectual property owners.
i found this great little blurb on a site called: too good to be threw.com.it’s so true!!! i have shifted so heavily from retail shopping to resale shopping that my clothes and home items budget has plummeted over the last four years. i use to spend a fortune on clothes and home items when i shopped in the malls and local boutiques and now that i spend the majority of my funds on resale finds my savings have added up large amounts AND i feel like i have better stuff than before. i feel like i was captive to the whims and fancy of designers and design teams for big name stores and now i just find what i find and the variety is incredible.