Hidden Eloise writes on her blog entry Cannot Chase Paperchase about how she discovered the use of her art on Paperchase products and her attempts to assert herself against the company. Products featuring Hidden Eloise's work also appear on Amazon.com.
All to no avail so far and it looks like people power in the form of Twitter is coming to the rescue.
Suggestions so far have included:
- boycotting the company
- emailing them to protest
- selling shares in the company (the shareholders and board will hate that)
- getting the story on the national news (come on CNN/BBC etc)
- setting up a website called 'paperdisgace'
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It turns out Paperchase were owned by Borders bookshops so it looks like things just got worse.
Update: @PerriLewis managed to speak to Paperchase who said they bought the design from an agency. Which agency? We need to know!!
Update II: Feb 11th 2010 20:11
Hidden Eloise has responded to a statement by Paperchase in her blog
The print was purchased through a print selling company so Hidden Eloise was actually paid for her work.
ReplyDeleteYou need evidence for your claim and a name and identity would help too.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: the print itself is the piece that infringes copyright. Whoever stole the image is the person who got paid, NOT Eloise. The 'designer' who copied the artwork is to blame, but Paperchase's unwillingness to remove the design from sale makes them to blame too.
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