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Mar
25
Louis Vuitton v. Google
March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
Written by YM Ousley of Signature 29
Score one for Google, as the internet giant gets a favorable ruling from a European court in its 5-year legal fight with luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton and their parent company LVMH. Louis Vuitton had asserted that Google’s practice of allowing anyone to bid on trademarked names opened the door to the sale of counterfeit items. In the US and the UK, the system even extended the right to advertisers to include trademarked brands within their ads. Read more
Mar
22
VX Fashion Show
March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment
VX FASHION SHOW HERE
The VX Fashion Show information is at www.vxfashion.com.
Stay tuned for updates regarding designers, check Runwayink.com for additional info. What a great opportunity for the public to come to this event. Fame Appeal will be there as press!
Mar
21
Zelda Movie: Banned from TV
March 21, 2010 | 2 Comments
The fruits of four years of labor finally paid off for independent film studio BMB Finishes when its Zelda-based movie, The Hero of Time, was released for public consumption over the internet. Reaction to the film was mixed, but it seemed like everyone appreciated the 1,460 days of hard work that went into the feature-length film’s creation. Apparently, that’s not the case — the movie’s official site was updated, explaining that the studio had come to an agreement with Nintendo to stop distributing the film online. (source) Read more
Mar
19
Lady Gaga’s $30 Million dollar heart break
March 19, 2010 | 2 Comments
Is it a good business strategy to incorporate your significant other as a partner in your endeavors? Well Lady Gaga, (Stephanie Germanotta) and her ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari surely think it is not. Rob Fusari used to be Lady Gaga’s producer way back when. If the relationship between artist and producer end, at what time does the producer stop receiving a royalty check?
Mar
17
Poisonous Clothes from Versace, D&G, Trussardi etc.
March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
State inspectors in Zhejiang, China claimed to have found widespread health risks and fraud from brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Trussardi, Hugo Boss, Paul & Shark alongside Hermes and Versace. In a test where they took a random sample of 85 batches of clothing, 60% of them failed Chinese quality standards. Inspectors found poor color fastness, high levels of acid, high levels of formaldehyde. Chinese health reports say that these can cause skin rashes, eye irritations, allergies, respiratory problems and even cancer. The clothes were manufactured from countries ranging from Italy, France, Morocco, Turkey, Vietnam and India.
What Fame Appeal found shocking was that none of the Fashion Houses would be held liable because none of them are registered in China. Instead, the Chinese government will issue fines to the clothing stores as a penalty for violating Product Quality Law.