Rolling around through the halls of Congress may be the latest bill to attempt to stop pirating, or knockoff, designs. It’s hard to say who’s helped (or hurt) more by this legislation. But, as Fortune Small Business reports, the Design Piracy Prohibition Act is sure to keep lawyers busy. For the time being, unless artists and designers can show that their designs were ripped off exactly, there’s great leeway given to “creative expression” . . . even if it happens to look an awful lot like yours.
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