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**Chris** · 23-02-2012, 16:32

Maybe a slightly girlie topic for this forum but bear with me

Here's the linkage to the independent jewellery designer who posted a blog entry on her site after discovering several of her designs have been copied by high street retailer Claire's Accessories, and manufactured in China for sale in British shops.

http://www.tattydevine.com/blog/2012...he-difference/

Looking at the pictures you have to wonder at the brass neck of Claire's.

Questions:
Is it legal?
Is it moral?

And, from a public relations point of view, has Claire's shot itself in the foot by deleting rather a lot of critical comments from its Facebook wall and then closing the wall completely? Especially when they can't close their Twitter feed to mentions. If you Tweet, try looking up mentions for @ClairesStores, there are a lot of very angry people out there right now ...

23-02-2012, 16:32	#1
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,607	Claire's Accessories rips off designs then shuts its Facebook wall against complaints Maybe a slightly girlie topic for this forum but bear with me Here's the linkage to the independent jewellery designer who posted a blog entry on her site after discovering several of her designs have been copied by high street retailer Claire's Accessories, and manufactured in China for sale in British shops. http://www.tattydevine.com/blog/2012...he-difference/ Looking at the pictures you have to wonder at the brass neck of Claire's. Questions: Is it legal? Is it moral? And, from a public relations point of view, has Claire's shot itself in the foot by deleting rather a lot of critical comments from its Facebook wall and then closing the wall completely? Especially when they can't close their Twitter feed to mentions. If you Tweet, try looking up mentions for @ClairesStores, there are a lot of very angry people out there right now ...