Why some people believe that piracy does not hurt the fashion industry
MENTAL MODEL

CLAIM: Piracy Paradox: Piracy does not hurt Fashion Industry

GROUNDS:(These are the bases for the CLAIM)
1)Fashion sales healthy
2)Global luxury Fashion sector $130b.
3)High end firms performing stronger

BACKINGS
1)Fashion Industry is quiescent about copying
2)No major IP protection laws in the Industry in past 65 years

WARRANTS (Assumptions)
1)Copying brings “Induced Obsolescence”
2)Copying triggers design trends/themes
3)Copying Fuels Innovation, investment and competition
4)Pace of copying is not hurting much
5)Top Designers have more design content6)
6)Target market is different
7)Ignores the psychological aspect of piracy


The claim that piracy is paradoxically beneficial for fashion designers and the Industry is intriguing. The opponents to this claim, with their orthodox view of IP, demand strong legal protection of property rights on the grounds that......

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