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Entry: Adventures in Copyright: Target Does DVF
posted by LisaJay
Jan 26, 2008 8:09AM
If I was on the jury, I'd definitely vote copyright infringement. The original is not just a leopard print, it is a stylized, oversize leopard print--as is the Target version.
Also, the original has a two-tone background, as does the Target version. The pattern similarity is even more striking on a sleeveless version of the DVF dress with the same neckline, as shown here: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/2219936973_19e09d70fa_o.jpg
Cavalli has a leopardskin print, but the pattern is nothing like the stylized, oversize DVF version, which is quite distinctive.