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.

[*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.

[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!