torrentfreak.com — The Paris based fashion house Louis Vuitton has filed charges against a 26 year old student artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. All of the profits had been going to charity but Louis Vuitton is still demanding massive damages.
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canman888Apr 26, 2008
She's a danish artist and she's a f**king ****, a dogooder who snubs her nose at ordinary people. I'm very glad she's getting sued!
rharrisApr 27, 2008
I told them I was glad they were supporting genocide in Darfur by suing Nadia Plesner. Let's see how well that sits with them.
Closed AccountApr 27, 2008
Also, your plan ignores the fact that (i'm guessing) most of the digg population has no idea how to differentiate an LV handbag to a 10-cent walmart quasi-lookalike.
localzukApr 30, 2008
Trademark doesn't cover drawings of a physical object.
polkoMay 1, 2008
man it's darfur for god's sake!!!
kevorkSep 24, 2008
A brother and sister who operated a retail store on the Santee Alley bargain strip in the Fashion District of Downtown say they were falsely accused of dealing in counterfeit merchandise and forced out of business by “malicious prosecution” pressed by representative of the Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior fashion labels. George and Marijeanne Antounian recently filed a lawsuit against the two Paris, France-based luxury brand giants and their attorneys. The Antounians claim that a prior suit that the companies filed against them was itself unlawful. A federal court eventally dismissed the lawsuit against the Antounians and awarded them approximately $70,000 in lawyer’s fees. That covered about half of what they spent on legal representation in fighting the case, according to a lawyer representing them in their suit against the luxury brands. The Antounians are seeking unspecified damages from the companies in a malicious prosecution suit alleging that representatives of Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, and their respective lawyers, knew that allegations of copyright and trademark infringement against them were not true but nevertheless continued with the litigation. The cost of the defending against the charges eventually forced the Antounian’s to close their Bijou Palace shop on the 1100 block of Santee Alley, according to the couple, who claim they were also forced to liquidate their inventory, a process that typically involves selling off merchandise at very low prices. The Antounian’s malicious prosecution lawsuit claims that representatives of the two giant luxury labels hired a private investigation company called Investigative Consultants in 2005 to determine whether stores on Santee Alley were selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior wallets, purses, and other goods. An investigation of nearly two years led to the firm to wrongfully conclude that the Antounians had sold fake Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior products, according to the lawsuit. The Antounians claim that a video used in the investigation showed such counterfeit transactions occurring at adjacent stores and on the pathway of Santee Alley itself, but not at Bijou Palace. “The Antounians’ store sold only costume jewelry and was not in the business of selling purses and wallets,” said Sean Macias, managing partner of Macias Counsel, Inc. in Glendale, and the lead attorney representing the Antounians. William Salle, co-counsel for the Antounians, said that a member of the investigation team, Arianna Ortiz, admitted she provided false testimony in identifying Bijou Palace as one of the stores selling knockoff products. “Ortiz alerted Kris Buckner, president of Investigative Consultants, and lead counsel Janine Garguilo for Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, of the errors in the investigation reports months before trial, but legal action still proceeded against the Antounians,” according to Salle. The Antouians lawsuit also alleges that during a trial on accusations against them, in July 2007, Buckner testified that he never saw handbags, wallets, or sunglasses—or any Louis Vuitton or Christian Dior items—for sale at Bijou Palace. “These were the same items that the Antounians and Bijou Palace were to have allegedly sold,” said Salle. Macias said that efforts to combat counterfeiting of merchandise are understandable, but contended that his clients were wrongly caught up in the efforts. “Maybe they wanted to send a message to would-be counterfeiters that they mean business,” Macias said. “Instead, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior succeeded only in destroying an innocent small business.” Representatives of Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior could not be reached for comment, as of presstime
favorssOct 30, 2008
s**t why doesn't LV help this woman. Do a different design or something and help raise awareness. Then donate the money they would waste on litigation. Oh that's right they don't really give a f**k. I realize LV doing a design for it kinda defeats the purpose in the first place but like I said before, people buying it already are not stopping from this picture.If you are louis vuitton fans,come and see <a class="user" href="http://www.favorluxury.com/articles/louis-vuitton-history.html">http://www.favorluxury.com/articles/louis-vuitton- ...</a>
Closed AccountDec 23, 2008
It's not like EVERYONE that owns something from Louis Vuitton knows about this. You want to act immature and go out of your way to put other people down just so you can spread word about a cause? Seems like an excuse to be a total ass, when instead you can spread awareness in other ways. =/
dakota124Dec 11, 2009
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timsykesDec 2, 2010
Louis must need the cash!!!!!