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Would it hurt your feelings if another Mama copied one of your business products?
Just curious? I feel a bit hurt. But, I think, why should I really care? They obviously don't.
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Laura McGee
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I never copyrighted it. Many told me to do it. It was a product I came up with. This is the second time I have seen it copied. I confronted the first person. It was very obvious. Someone even admitted to sending her the product she copied. This all makes me shakey and upset. I hate confrontation. I'm not even really making them right now, since I am running another business, but I am planning to sell my business, and make it harder when the product is all over the place.
I just looked on your site at the products that you make and they are all things I have seen elsewhere before or made myself. (not saying your stuff isn't really nice because it looks great!) Cinch bags sling bags, wet sacks changing pads have all been around. I have seen patterns for them in every pattern catalogue I've looked at in the last couple of years. I've made some of these things in my life and I didn't get the idea from your items.
The potpourrie globes were huge here a few years ago.
IOW I don't see anything that seems copyrightable to me. Maybe I missed something though.
I'm sorry some one seemingly ripped you off and made you feel bad. I think that if you have great products someone is bound to copy. I hope it doen't mess up the potential sale of you business because you do have a great line up of products.Good luck!
I just wanted to add that I am sort of in the realm of WAHM because I do sew thing to sell occasionally. SOmethings are out of my head and somethings I have seen somewhere and made up my own version. Didn't want you to think I'm being smart aleky at all.
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Michelle
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It's funny, when I started sewing years back, there really weren't any wet bags around. I just made them how I wanted my own to be. Since then, there are tons! That's not what I am talking about. The item I am refereing to came from my head years ago. The reason I made it was because there was nothing around like it. Just recently I have seen knockoffs. Hey, maybe, a big pattern company copied me! Wouldn't that be cool!! Just kidding!
I've gotten over it. I would just never do it, knowingly, to another WAHM. That's what hurts a bit. But hey, maybe they were copying a copy of a copy of mine. Ya never know.
I'm curious to know what the item was. I make up a lot of things from my head too. Then, after making them I started seeing them elsewhere. So, I know exactly how you feel.
I had someone copy a diaper that I make down to the color of thread, and another person copied another diaper I make down to the style of the soaker, thread, everything. It's irritating, but there'es enough business to go around, IMHO.
Jessica
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Depends on the item too.....I mean, when I was selling pads 9 years ago there were very few WAHM's doing it so my design was a bit unique.....now there are so many who do pads and you can only vary the style/design so much, KWIM? (same with diapers)
So, are you *sure* they are copying your design? (or is it one of those things that there are not many variations on so it may look like a copy but is not?)
I suppose the answer to that question would determine how hurt and upset I'd be, KWIM?
Unfortunately, it's been done over and over again. Recently, I saw a post on MDC where someone said they were buying a diaper just to make sure how to copy it for themselves (they didn't say they were for sale, but you know how that is - mama's say they have no intention of going into boz, and tomorrow there's spam somewhere that they got a serger and are whipping them out). I've had several things copied, and I know SO many WAHMs who have been copied. Myself, when I KNOW someone copied, I refuse to buy from them.
Yes I would be hurt and angry & yelling & venting at everyone who would listen.
I had this happen with a dress I made, dyed & designed. Sold one to a *friend* who then made the e-x-a-c-t same dress & sold it on her web site. Down to the colors even. The only way she couldn't copy the design on the front was because she isn't as talented as I am and didn't know how I had transfered the image. I think if she had, she would have copied it 100%.
Ohh, it's been a few months and it still makes me SO angry!
Chole
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I often wonder if we spur on creativity in each other.
In the soap making world, it happens.
I try to be so careful not to copy someone, but sometimes some of us make the same things.
Just last week I thought"Hey, I am gonna make a lavender vanilla soap" then it hit me that my buddy Eve Mary makes it and it sounded so good it went in my memory bank somewhere.
When I thought about making it, I remembered that it was her soap that gave me the idea.
So I didn't make it.
I may make it sometime and enjoy it or sell to locals, but I would not sell it here, because I would not want to compete against her like that with her own idea.
Does that make sense?
I hope this will encourage you-
that your product or idea must be really great if someone would actually copy it.
But, I think, why should I really care? They obviously don't.
Wouldn't that be cool!! Just kidding! 
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