Website review: Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraise...
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Lauxa rated 8 weeks ago- $53 for the Darfur shirt, I'd like to get me one of those.
- meririm rated 8 weeks ago
- Vuitton attacks an artist fundraising for Darfur for copyright infringement because her artwork includes a Vuitton inspired designer bag, and demands a massive amount of money. I'm appalled.
- quyenthenghiem rated 2 months ago
- MONEEEEEY!!!!!!!! MONNNNNNNEEEEEY!!!!!!!
- donthefox rated 2 months ago
- Fat cat pricks have no soul. Peole in Darfur are skinny, shouldn't they try to recruit them for fashion shows??? Wait, no, they're black, can't have that....
- CJamesK rated 2 months ago
- Should anyone really be shocked?
- AvangionQ rated 2 months ago
- From the page: "Nadia told TorrentFreak: "I started this campaign because of the distorted way the media prioritizes between big and small world news. How can Paris Hilton make more front covers than the genocide in Darfur? So, I `pimped` a victim, to see if it worked. And it did!" // "Sometimes recognizable objects are needed to express deeper meanings, and in their new form they become more than the objects themselves - they become art," Nadia writes in her reply. "I therefore stand by my freedom of expression - artistic and/or otherwise - and will continue my Simple Living campaign in order to raise money for the victims of Darfur."" ... and here comes more of the fake outrage ... first, since this event was a not for profit showing, with all proceeds going to their cause, there's nothing to sue over ... second, since this was a work of artistic expression, I would hope that it would be protected under French law -- considering all the bad press the French get about being so liberal (as if that's a bad thing), can only figure that France has more widely open laws regarding freedom of expression than even the US's Constitution First Amendment ...
- Gracey rated 2 months ago
- The artist, Nadia Plesner, started a campaign to raise awareness of genocide in Darfur, and raise money for the victims. All the profits she makes from selling the t-shirts and posters go directly to the "Divest for Darfur" organization to help the victims. Nadia told TorrentFreak: "I started this campaign because of the distorted way the media prioritizes between big and small world news. How can Paris Hilton make more front covers than the genocide in Darfur? So, I "pimped" a victim, to see if it worked. And it did!" Her campaign indeed generated a lot of attention, but not for the right reasons. For her "Simple Living" campaign, Nadia decided to dress-up a Darfur victim with a Louis Vuitton-inspired bag, and a Paris Hilton-style accessory dog. Louis Vuitton, however, was not amused by Nadia's creative expression, and filed a lawsuit where they are claiming over $20,000 a day, if she continues with the project.
- AngelaHayden rated 2 months ago
- 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.
- wilbau rated 2 months ago
- From the page: "For her 'Simple Living' campaign, Nadia decided to dress-up a Darfur victim with a Louis Vuitton-inspired bag, and a Paris Hilton-style accessory dog."
- espiritu rated 2 months ago
- Thumbs up for Nadia Plesner and thumbs way down for the Louis Vuitton people.
