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Ian Leino is a 32.54 year old boy, has been a member since April 6, 2005, has scored 5978 submissions, giving an average score of 1.93.

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Nov 20 '06 by Ian Leino

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Another Threadless design ripped off!

about Goldie

So I was at the mall this weekend, and saw this shirt for sale in one of the department stores:

From the composition to the color to the placement, I think it would be difficult to suggest that this WASN'T created after seeking Luke's "Goldie" design here on Threadless.

Now I might not even mention it if I saw this on some t-shirt kiosk, but this was by a major apparel label (Daniel Cremiux USA), and sold through an established retail outlet (Dillard's).

Now go forth Threadless, and apprehend these miscreants! May your hammer of justice be swift and painful!

WallsReallyWork on Nov 20 '06 at 8:35am

amen

man, cant people just think of thier own idea?

xiv on Nov 20 '06 at 8:50am

damn

bortwein on Nov 20 '06 at 9:02am

They look snobby. Luke...'s design is better anyway. ;-)

lemonalle on Nov 20 '06 at 9:03am

:-Z

harrysally on Nov 20 '06 at 9:15am

ian, i love your avatar...

Ian Leino on Nov 20 '06 at 9:22am

bort you're totally right on both counts. I was really surprised when I went to their site to see how snooty they were, and Luke's is undeniably better in every way.

And thanks for the compliment harrysally it was a self-portrait for a group project, and I was really happy with how it turned out, too.

Ian Leino on Nov 20 '06 at 10:47am

bump, that others may express their outrage, too

Luke... on Nov 20 '06 at 12:32pm

haha, thanks for the compliments guys...
it is kinda flattering, but i dont really feel all that angry. threadless hould be angry, they own the rights to it for use on apparel.

it is obviously taken from my design, but it is prob. just enough different that there isnt much case against them. but a strongly worded email should be sent to Daniel Cremiux about their use of plagarism. and maybe an informative email to the retailer and whether or not they should continue dealing with this company

thebabe_2 on Nov 20 '06 at 12:40pm

wow this sux

bananaphone on Nov 20 '06 at 12:48pm

i dont think they changed it enough to be in the clear legally.

Luke... on Nov 20 '06 at 12:49pm

yeah, it is still pretty much an "adaption" of my silly pet design. maybe they want to purchase my other silly pets... haha

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 1:38pm

hey wait, this does kinda make me mad, just a bit.
someone made money off of copying my silly idea, thats not fair. i didnt copy anyones idea, i wouldnt even care if it was the same idea, if only it wasnt so obviously copied from mine.

[not even my best work, it just happened to get printed, i mean i dont even ever wear the thing]

Legoman on Nov 21 '06 at 1:44pm

i wanted this shirt when i first came to threadless but alas it was sold out :(

Ian Leino on Nov 21 '06 at 2:13pm

In a weird way, I'm glad to see that this is upsetting you at least a little bit, Luke... I felt really strange knowing that I was more angry about this than you were.

Now, unleash your righteous fury!

phones on Nov 21 '06 at 2:16pm

they haven't even reversed the image! and the gold fish still has no dorsal fin! Jesus, maybe they copy their suits too?

shirtflirt on Nov 21 '06 at 2:17pm

luke, i'd get after those jerks. threadless as well.

shirtflirt on Nov 21 '06 at 2:18pm

also, i'd be pissed off that they bastardized it and gave it a cheezy venice beach boardwalk spray paint gloss over. yuck.

Legoman on Nov 21 '06 at 2:19pm

have you sent this to Threadless in an official capacity? or only on the blogs?

theurbanraptor on Nov 21 '06 at 2:24pm

actually they changed it enough.

i believe its 7 changes and its yours.

1.colors
2. eyes
3. teeth
4.gills
5.splash marks by fish
6. shell instead of chest
7. fin has a notch in it.

Legoman on Nov 21 '06 at 2:27pm

but i think its major changes id go for it and see what happens

tomburns on Nov 21 '06 at 2:30pm

they straight up stole the design, then made it all crappy as hell. the original is WAY superior. id be pissed

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 2:35pm

hahaha, shirtflirt:
"cheezy venice beach boardwalk spray paint gloss over"

and, theurbanraptor: those rules about percentage changes are a myth. if any portion is recognizeable it is plagerism. they however re-drew this and most likely i couldnt only accuse them of stealin the idea. but it is just so obvious that they took it from mine and then replaced things and omitted details.

but you know, this isnt any worse than all the subs on here that are merely google image livetraced desins.

shirtflirt on Nov 21 '06 at 2:37pm

depends really.

stock art is tehre for the taking. a person's creation is another thing entirely.

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 2:39pm

oh, thanks legoman for the compliment of wanting to buy it.
it sold out in all sizes in just over 3 weeks...and that was without a sale...
and yet they dont print any more of my designs :[
haha, they prob only printed a small stack anyway.

shirtflirt on Nov 21 '06 at 2:40pm

and the ripoff doesn't even have a waterline?
why's there a badly drawn shark in an oddly shaped vase?

this makes me mad(ish)

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 2:41pm

i suppose, there is a fuzzy line somwhere. but i just wonder how much the thief got paid for this re-draw

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 2:42pm

i meant a fuzzy line about copyright issues, not the waterline haha

Monkey II on Nov 21 '06 at 2:43pm

"i mean i dont even ever wear the thing"

ahahah Luke

shirtflirt on Nov 21 '06 at 2:44pm

hahah

i was looking for it you jerk!!

and, it's not there.

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 2:44pm

oh dang. i sent this design to a belt buckle manufacturer [on their request] they didnt make anything of it, so i didnt get paid [it was the horrible spec art]
i wonder if someone took the design from them, not even knowing it was already printed on a t-shirt. haha

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 2:45pm

haha, shirt

Legoman on Nov 21 '06 at 2:45pm

lol if they reprint it its mine!!

Luke... on Nov 21 '06 at 2:47pm

i got an extra guys xl, but that would prob be way to big for ya

Legoman on Nov 21 '06 at 2:50pm

yep lol im only a small LOL but thanks for the offer :)

6 days later

Ian Leino on Nov 28 '06 at 1:13pm

Hey, whatever happened with this? I was gone all last week.... were these thieves ever castigated? or possibly even castrated?

KaylaFOZB on Nov 28 '06 at 1:28pm

it is really sad how horrible the copy is. i like Goldie a lot and i hate the fake, two thumbs way down.

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