Who Done It? Who Stole My Image? Mon Cheri images Clipped

Posted on April 12, 2012 Written by 5 Comments

By Paul Pannone

Calling Ellery Queen; Mannix, clean your gun! Colombo stock up on your cigars, we have a case for you. Images of American manufacturer products appearing on bogus websites  is out of control, with no end in sight. Ironically, the head of a movement to try and shut them down was even targeted.

 

 

Images on Pintrest sent manufacturers into a frenzy demanding they be removed. Wedding Water Cooler member Elizabeth St. John alerted  the group of the abuse.

“Cheap Chinese knockoff’s.. now on PINTEREST. http://pinterest.com/sososmall/ care of Balllily.com (this site was not on your list Paul),” wrote St. John.

Balllily.com was added to a growing list of pirate websites obtained by eWedNewz in the uphill battle against the enemy.

“We see it growing like a weed,” admitted Steve Lang, who called out to fellow manufacturers to assemble against the growing problem. In a recent update Lang encourages sources tattling on websites involved with pirating in any form. “E-mail me the information,” he wrote in the update.

Lang thanked Stajka for the tip and instructed his team to contact Pintrest to remove the images or face legal action. But as readers are learning the growing problem is all over.

Harper/SeamsCouture replied to ewedNewz coverage saying, “LinkedIn is rampant with these Manufacturers trying to get business btw.  They join all the related Fashion groups and send constant direct messages and connect requests trying to lure Indy Designers like me into the dark side.   I’ll gladly tattle if you’ll provide an email :)

And on another note: Mon Cheri etc need to start manufacturing back here in the US or get used to this, the Chinese will never stop.  Don’t use them and most of the problem is already solved.  70% of upscale US Consumers deliberately buy Made in USA,” according to the comment.

The latest in an ongoing eWedNewz poll supports the growing feeling of America wants American-made products and are willing to pay a bit more for them.

At anytime anyone with a tip can contact us at Paul@ewednewz.com or 516-312-0090

 

 

eWedNewz

All Rights Reserved

2012

Filed Under: bridal, Bridal Dresses, Bridal Shows, eWedNewz, General News, Ongoing Story Coverage, Ongoing Story Investigation, retail, The Internet, Wedding Dresses, wedding industry, Wedding Water Cooler, wedding websites Tagged: , , , , , , , ,
  • PortaPocketGal

    I don’t make wedding dresses or even clothing of any kind BUT I have to say …not everyone making products overseas deserves to be shunned. The fact of the matter is…some of us “small guys” are totally patriotic, yet HAVE NO CHOICE than to make our products elsewhere due to being priced out of the market in the USA. Our products are made from neoprene which takes a certain type of machinery to work with. If you have a supplier in the states that can make my patented PortaPocket products at the same cost that I get from Cambodia and China… I’m all ears! I’d like nothing better than to manufacture my designs here….have not been able to find anyone who can do it at a rate that leaves enough margin so that I can price them at a level where people will buy.

    • ElizabethStJohn

       PortaPocketGal… I, like you, am a “little guy” and just to clarify, this story is not about manufacturing overseas, but rather about overseas manufacturers COPYING your product, and passing it off to unsuspecting consumers as an authentic product, made by YOU.   Its a lose/lose situation, for the consumer, that usually ends up with a far inferior product if they get one at all, and you lose a sale that was otherwise intended for you alone….  If you have a manufacturer overseas copying an selling your patented PortaPocket direct to a consumer, and cutting you completely out of the transaction, you would feel the same way, I’m certain….

      • PortaPocketGal

        Yes, I understand the spirit of the article, Elizabeth and don’t disagree with your example.  My remark was more directed to the end of the piece and this line specifically: “America wants American-made products .” While I also realize that those who read this article are not going to be affected by my comment, it was simply too hard to resist! 

  • Pingback: The Week of April 9th in Revew

  • Pingback: Louis Vuitton The Latest Winner against Counterfeiting and Knockoffs