Well, the big news for the day is that fashion designer John Galliano has been ordered to give 200,000 euros ($271,800) to a U.S. photographer William Klein. Galliano allegedly used some of Klein’s work in an advertising campaign. Galliano still denies that he did anything wrong and claims that he did not use any original work of the photographer. 
There definitely is a fine line between being inspired by someone’s work and blatantly copying a work. It’s a continuous debate - especially in the fashion world here in the U.S. For a thorough analysis and reasons why garment design is not protected, check out an article written by Jennifer Mencken: A Design for the Copyright of Fashion. Read more about art and copyright laws.
News Source: Reuters
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