A huge win for the little guys

Photo: Stevie Koerner, Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters recently ripped off Stevie Koerne's necklace (original at left, ripoff at right). This happens all the time. She blogged about it, the story went viral (NY Mag, Huffington Post) and Urban Outfitters pulled the necklace.

This is a great example of the power of the web. There are many good lawyers who try to help designers protect their work, but they charge as much in an hour as many designers make in a week, and big companies can get around the law easily.