Re: BRIDAL PICS.
Well, if I’m allowing a person to view my exam…then who is to blame for them cheating? Back in school…no one cheated off me b/c I made sure no one was looking at my test.
Politely butting in on this…aside from the ethics of copying in general…there is a major difference between a designer copying another designer…and us “common folks” having a copy made. Designers copy other designers for profit. If I’m having a copy made…its not going to bring me any extra income…I just want to look nice at an event.
We can discuss whether or not it’s “right” to copy a design all day long. At the end of the day…designers charge a high amount for their “originals”. It’s not always about having the money. I know quite a few women who have the money to be able to buy designer…but they CHOOSE not to spend $$$ on an outfit. Girls whose outfits are being paid for “mommy/daddy” are one thing…grown women who work hard to earn their $$$ usually think twice before purchasing.
If designers were so distressed about their designs being copied…then why don’t they keep it a secret and require clients to come to their studio for private viewing? Instead, they hold large fashion shows and want their designs showcased in every magazine. And it’s a ASSUMPTION to think that girl’s who get outfits copied care about “labels”. I saved some pics from another thread here recently and plan on having the outfits copied with minor modifications. To be honest…I can’t even remember who designed it. I plan on getting it copied b/c the outfit is beautiful. And since I happen to value my own earned money…I see no reason to spend thousands on an outfit when I can get it made for a few hundread dollars. And as for people “thinking” it’s a “designer”…ummm…no…in my case, my friends and family know I’m too careful with my $$$ to drop it on a “label”. So even IF they recognized it…they’d know that its a copy.
Going back to the “test” analogy…during a test…if I display my test and give others the opportunity to copy my test…then I have no right to blame anyone else but myself if they take advantage of the opportunity I’m giving to them.