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Is it legal to sell replica Clothing Items

  • 18-04-2011 12:59PM
    #1
    thekerrycyclist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    Advice appreciated please. I was thinking about setting up an online store to sell replica clothing items, which can be sourced fairly cheaply from Asia. I would love to know about the legalities of this. I would be upfront and inform the users that the kits are replica items, but I'm not sure if this is legal or not.

    Thanks for help.


Comments

  • #2
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    Yes, clearly.


  • #3
    thekerrycyclist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭thekerrycyclist


    Thanks for your reply Ronan. Is that a yes, it's illegal, or yes it's legal?


  • #4
    TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan
    Company Representative Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭TheCostumeShop.ie: Ronan


    It's illegal. Producers have protection of their designs with copy right and trademarks. For example there was a land mark case where Karen Millen sued Dunnes and now retailers can use this as precedent law to hammer anyone before they get started.

    It's best to build a name for yourself and not piggy back from others hard work.


  • #5
    thekerrycyclist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭thekerrycyclist


    Thanks Ronan, Appreciate your help.


  • #6
    wonderfulname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,943 ✭✭✭wonderfulname


    What level of replica are we talking about? You say kits so I'll assume you mean football; red t-shirt with the word "liverpool" emblazoned across it and white stripes down the side: legal, red t-shirt with replica standard chartered and Barclays logos and liverpool crest: Illegal. Go into a souvenir shop and take a look at the Irish jersey style t-shirts, this is the extent of legal (example).


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