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mtgx on Aug 28, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: In rich and poor countries, researchers turn to Sc...

No. The fashion industry doesn't have copyrights or patents, only trademarks (the brands).

This was a great TED talk about it, and about why IP laws in general are bad and how they limit creativity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLUzgWAEGjY

You may also be interested in the Everything Is A Remix video series, if you haven't seen it already:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ryPC8bxqE

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