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ComputerSavvy t1_jcwnd6u wrote

Reply to comment by Lemesplain in The photo that was the inspiration for Jamie Lee Curtis' character in EEAAO by woutomatic

> Compare Steve Jobs and his turtlenecks. If someone used that outfit for a character, there might be some money involved.

Why?

Steve Jobs would have to have previously applied for and been granted a trademark for his particular look which is not in any way "unique".

The purpose of trademarks is to make a clear distinction between one entity and another so they can be clearly identified as such.

Millions of people wear turtleneck sweaters, not making it unique and distinguishable enough from others to be trademarked.

Now if he dressed in a colorful, striped uniform similar in design to a Vatican guard on a daily basis, that would be very unique and it would probably have been granted trademark protection, bringing a whole new meaning to the word, trade dress.

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SongOfChaos t1_jcwio7g wrote

Reply to comment by SoCalThrowAway7 in The photo that was the inspiration for Jamie Lee Curtis' character in EEAAO by woutomatic

It should not have. The idea that the image for Edgar Davids’ likeness being the inspiration for the Lucian skin helped its sales or otherwise harmed Davids is absurd. He lost no money; I sincerely doubt his popularity affected the sale of the skin. But that’s my humble opinion.

Same mentality is probably why people in this *thread are asking if she’s owed money. Inspiration, homage, and references aren’t plagiarism or copyright infringement.

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hawkinsst7 t1_jcwcje1 wrote

Reply to comment by DrPootytang in The photo that was the inspiration for Jamie Lee Curtis' character in EEAAO by woutomatic

Heh. I once trolled an old boss with this. He was very much into fashion. Me, not so much.

So I was looking for shoes to go with a tux when I was in Rome, and I wandered into some store near the Spanish steps. Looked at their shoes, too fancy and expensive and I left.

Day or two later I was chatting with him, and I described to him where I went. "I think it was something like Feragami or something."

"salvadore Ferragamo?! That place is super famous?"

"nah, if they were that famous, I'd have heard of it. You want famous, look at Dockers."

I knew what he meant, but it was totally worth it to hear him have a stroke when I compared dockers to high Italian fashion.

It may be high quality. It may be well known in an industry. But to me, super famous means the layperson who isn't involved in the industry is aware of it. It'sgotten so much air time, that it's percolate out of the enthusiast realm.

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