Is Social Media the New Court of Law for Fashion Copycats?
MarketWatch

Professor Scafidi:

“Most of the time, however, indie designers have little legal protection and instead have to appeal to social norms against copying,” said Fordham University law professor and fashion legal expert Susan Scafidi. “In other words, they have to try the case in the court of public opinion and hope that social pressure forces the alleged copyist to do the right thing.”