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Re:Man Tries to Live an Open Source Life for a Year by jsilence on Saturday August 11, 2012 @03:04AM (#4369632)
Actually you are free to sell an exact copy of shoes or other clothing als long as you don't copy the trademark logo.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/johanna_blakley_lessons_fro...

Re:Man Tries to Live an Open Source Life for a Year by nrp on Saturday August 11, 2012 @03:29AM (#4369668)
Fascinating. Interesting that the courts deem fashion too utilitarian to copyright or patent, but purely utilitarian computer programs can be copyrighted and applications of algorithms can be patented.
Re:Man Tries to Live an Open Source Life for a Year by lotu on Saturday August 11, 2012 @09:39AM (#4370061)
Fashion has been around for a little bit longer the computer programs, the courts have had more of an opportunity to understand and make reasonable decisions about it. See what you think in 2112.