Fab - here I am sewing away making things for tribal girls. One such girl buys 2 alice bands from me. Then she goes home and makes them for her mothers emtire troupe. Then she comes here today to have some pants made and says "Oh Ja, Im selling these now" I tell her that that sucks, Im trying to earn a living here! She says "If you see a good idea go with it". I was gobsmacked and did my usual keep quiet and stew about it. Now hours later I want to burn her fabric and send her the ashes with a note "copy this bitch!" *sigh* Then I pop past my other competition's page (Same one who has photos of dancers on her page without their permissions as "examples" ) on facebook and Lo and behold a new album full of hair stuff - just like mine.
And what is the answer to this? In the short term - I tell miss copy pants that I will not make her pants In the long term I decide that whatever I make must be so recognisable as mine that no one can copy it without everyone knowing its a copy.
GOOOOOOOOOOOO MOM
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