I HATE HOT TOPIC WITH A FLAMING, UNDYING PASSION! Options

[*Kathleen*]

Okay, first...I was the ONLY person I knew here on this side of the country that liked Hello Kitty and wore shirts brought back from California four years ago. Now...Hello Kitty has become quite ubiquitous. Where have I been seeing her shirts lately? None other than Hot Topic. I got over that...THEN my best friend and I cut up our gloves and added studs to them and pins...who comes out with almost the EXACT same thing? Hot Topic. More recently, you have all seen the Napoleon Dynamite shirt I made in Graphic Arts (that I designed and printed myself), right? Well, if not, look:

It definitely has that one specific liger picture (there are various different ones) and says, "Li·ger: It's like a lion and a tiger mixed...bred for its skills in magic."

NOW...look at this one from Hot Topic:

COME ON! Here's the link for the product.

I'm just getting so sick of Hot Topic...stealing my ideas. Okay, yeah. This is a rant. And they can steal ideas from me, seeing as four other people had the liger shirt I made for them. Hot Topic people do suggest ideas for t-shirts. They've told me before.

[*mzkandi*]

wow that is interesting...you cant sue?

[lilphoenix]

you should gotten a patent for it.


otherwise... it's like blood in water.

[lovescream]

Hot topic is mean! I never would figure they'd ever do that! Talk to the people there. That's like.. jocking.

[lilphoenix]

H.T. and Abercrombie/Fitch has the same designer/person who owns the brands.

[1--GIRL]

Wow.. interesting.. i love your liger shirt btw

[*stephinika*]

thats crazy... but yeah i love the shirt. that sucks though. seriously...i'd be pissed off too.

[smthngcrprategrl...]

that sucks! cool shirt btw. still havent seen that movie thou. the gloves sound cool too.

[sweetdreamsx3]

SUE THEM! lol. No really, try suing. :D

[Flaunted]

haha they are connect with GAP.
hahahahahahahahahahahhahaha

[sammi rules you]

and they sell postal service and dcfc shirts now. they wanna be hardcore, postal service and dcfc??? uh no. now a bunch of blonde cheerleader "omg gag me with a spoon" punk wannabes wear their shirts, and i'm like, "they're not even punk, they know it, i know it, and those who actually listen to them know it.....what are you doing.."

[FLIPxADDICTION]

omg, how uncreative! i used to wear Hello Kitty shirts back in third grade. when i see it in Hot Topic, it's disgusting.

[sweetxsimplicity]

Woah, Hot Topic stole your ideas? You're really good at this Kathleen.

[heyyfrankie]

wow that is interesting...you cant sue?

she can only sue if she has a patent or something like that!

and i am sorry to hear that kathleen. but at least we know who the REAL winner here is!

[laur3nw]

Wow...that really sucks.
Too bad you didn't have it copyrited or anything. You could be making some money. Haha.
Sheesh..they suck.

[tooeffingcrazy]

Oh, that really sucks. I have that liger shirt though :T. I never knew they copied you.

[william]

that is odd, but it sounds more like a coincidence then them stealing it to me... i like your version better though.

anyways, i dislike hot topic.. a lot. i don't find any of the things they sell original or cool.

[iheartsimba]

and they sell postal service and dcfc shirts now. they wanna be hardcore, postal service and dcfc??? uh no. now a bunch of blonde cheerleader "omg gag me with a spoon" punk wannabes wear their shirts, and i'm like, "they're not even punk, they know it, i know it, and those who actually listen to them know it.....what are you doing.."

i know i agree..i walk in there sometimes and see like people completely goth walking aorund their like they are soo cool...its sort of funny but not really

btw i love your shirt kathleen

[*Kathleen*]

that is odd, but it sounds more like a coincidence then them stealing it to me... i like your version better though.

Yeah, but...like I said...there's not that far of a link from the designers to the managers of stores. I've talked to them before - they request designs and band t-shirts. Hmm...maybe I should copyright my pants:





I couldn't really copyright the Napoleon Dynamite...shirt because I can't get rights to a movie that easily.

[Skyline Drive]

How Lame!!! Your liger shirt is way better than Hot Topics anyhow.

[roberts_pink_dru...]

Those losers lack the creative think called mind. And if they have one then they lack creativity. If they have creativity they're just stupid.

[KrunkMuzik]

Uh dislike Hot Topic not for the stealing of ideas or anything like that, but for the fact that it is lame! The stores are dark, they have alotta crazy shit in there. I goth/rock/punk stores.

[*Kathleen*]

Uh dislike Hot Topic not for the stealing of ideas or anything like that, but for the fact that it is lame! The stores are dark, they have alotta crazy shit in there. I goth/rock/punk stores.

Um...I dress like that...

[loveylovely]

Thats just dumb.. so Hot Topic just takes ideas from other people or stores and sells it? Hmmm...

Do they even have permission?

Btw, I like your shirt better..

[xx_rockstar]

accck. so many preps love hot topic cuz of the "pretty care bear wristbands and spongebob shoelaces".... -_-
btw, ur liger shirt is 10000000000x hotter

[lady_karamelle]

But I mean honestly, all companies do that. They look at what their market wears. Like me for example. Clunky shoes were in for the longest time, but I hate clunky shoes cuz I have big feet, and they make am look bigger, so I wore my moms old stilettos. BAM. Theyre all the rage a year later. Leg warmers. No one would be caught dead in those things. BUt about 2 years ago I found a pair in my moms closet and starts knitting my own and turning old sweaters that didnt fit me anymore into legwarmers. Now everyone from hot topic and urban oufitters are selling them. Same with the holes in the sleeves where the thumb goes. My cousin has been doing that since she was little. BUt now they make surts like that. Thats just how they make their money. U see one person in ur market do it, they know that others would buy into it. Thats why I don't want to be a fashion designer anymore. Cuz all the idea I come up with get jocked. Suckers.

[shortiiex]

i can't see the picture


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never mind it showed up

[william]

Yeah, but...like I said...there's not that far of a link from the designers to the managers of stores. I've talked to them before - they request designs and band t-shirts. Hmm...maybe I should copyright my pants:
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I couldn't really copyright the Napoleon Dynamite...shirt because I can't get rights to a movie that easily.

yeah, i get what you mean, but i know hot topic has a napolean dynomite deal, and has for a couple of months, and the time it takes to process all that legal stuff... the deal was probably made before your shirt. and seeing as the liger was a pretty big part of the movie.. yeah. i would be surprised if they didn't have a liger shirt. i completely get what you mean though, and wouldn't be surprised if they DID steal it.

something like this happened to me before, and i was sooo mad. when i was in preschool i came up with the idea for my sister's science fair project- an umbrella with a flashlight attached to the handle. so we made it and she got an A, brought it home and put it in storage. then about five years later, they came out in catalouges and stuff. i was pissed- i wanted some royalty money!

[sheepy]

oh thats sooooo messed up. if only you can sue..

[blah1234567]

i dont think that they are 'stealing' your ideas its probally just a coisidence

[lozerface87]

i hate hot topic, its for posers. wee

[*Kathleen*]

But I mean honestly, all companies do that. They look at what their market wears. Like me for example. Clunky shoes were in for the longest time, but I hate clunky shoes cuz I have big feet, and they make am look bigger, so I wore my moms old stilettos. BAM. Theyre all the rage a year later. Leg warmers. No one would be caught dead in those things. BUt about 2 years ago I found a pair in my moms closet and starts knitting my own and turning old sweaters that didnt fit me anymore into legwarmers. Now everyone from hot topic and urban oufitters are selling them. Same with the holes in the sleeves where the thumb goes. My cousin has been doing that since she was little. BUt now they make surts like that. Thats just how they make their money. U see one person in ur market do it, they know that others would buy into it. Thats why I don't want to be a fashion designer anymore. Cuz all the idea I come up with get jocked. Suckers.

Aw that's horrible. I know, I've been putting holes in my shirts, too! Grar. It makes me angry. Overall, yeah...I hate Hot Topic.

i dont think that they are 'stealing' your ideas its probally just a coisidence

I don't like you very much.

[lakerfever2476]

Posers can go to hell !!! (wait don't they want to go there?) I would be so much more pissed off if I were u, kathleen. You people know why Hot Topic isn't out of business ? It's because of all these lame teenyboppers who think that the only way they can "look cool" is to buy stuff from Hot Topic. Seriously , I hear some 6th graders in my school go L00K ! I G0T THIS FR0M H0T T0PIC, GANG!! I'm like saying to myself.. SHUT THE **** up dude! lol .. we should boycott that store. :D rebel! And have you noticed that more "punks" popped up beginning in 2004?! Punkrockers in my school tripled in size .. They think that they'll be authentic punks if they iron on some patches in their jackets, wear a ton of eyeliner, stop smiling, and ride a skateboard. Oh yeah before I go .. is being a schoolgirl part of the prep category?

[love-issosweet]

i'm serious...you can sue them for that...and you'll win

[Mireh]

hmph.

i think yours look better anyways

[*Kathleen*]

i'm serious...you can sue them for that...and you'll win

Eh I can't - I don't have the copyright to the liger or the lines.