Shein is in crisis once again. The online sales platform at unbeatable prices is targeted by three US creators for copyright infringement, the specialized media report TechCrunch.
Creators Krista Perry, Larissa Martinez and Jay Baron state in your complaint that Shein, known for fast fashion, “has gotten rich by committing crimes over and over again, as part of a long and continuous organized crime. It is not an exaggeration to suggest that Shein’s pattern of conduct involves new copyright and trademark infringements registered”.
Krista Perry, one of the plaintiffs, claims Shein offered exact copies of her “Make it Fun” graphic for sale. She says that when she contacted Shein, to inform him of her complaint, the company offered her $500 and participate in a collaboration, which she refused. Jay Baron claims Shein stole her creation: an embroidered patch with the phrase “Hi, I’m doing my best.”
Furthermore, the three designers accuse Shein of using “secret algorithms” to determine fashion trends. According to them, the algorithms “could not work” without generating exact copies of the artists’ works.
More shockingly, the plaintiffs believe Shein is violating the Gangster Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act originally intended for organized crime. In this case, organized crime applies to “serious copyright infringement.”
The complaint also alleges that Shein’s corporate structure is such that it allows it to “avoid liability” and “avoid disclosure of basic information.” In this way, the organization shown by Shein and the extension of the phenomenon are comparable to a form of blackmail and therefore to the RICO law, according to the plaintiffs.
For his part, Shein told the US news agency AP that it “takes all claims of infringement seriously, and we take immediate action when claims are brought by valid intellectual property rights holders.”
Last June, Shein invited influencers to visit one of its factories in China. An operation strongly criticized, as a “propaganda mass”. Shein is remarkably suspected of participating to the exploitation of the Uyghur population and to participate in the destruction of the planet by proposing about 7000 new clothes on your site,
Source: BFM TV
