Lawprofs Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman have an interesting piece on the New Republic website arguing against Chuck Schumer's bill to extend copyright protection to fashion designs: "There's no doubt that some apparel designers suffer because of excessive copying. But the industry as a whole is doing terrifically well--it is a $350 billion a year industry--as Schumer himself noted while promoting the bill. Upsetting the fashion industry's successful model of creativity makes little sense. It's a cure that is worse than the disease."
I posted about Raustiala and Sprigman on fashion and copyright earlier here.
