[Textiles and Technology] Article in The Sunday Age, March 9, page 4 (Textiles/fashion)

[Tran, Lorraine I]

Design and Technology (textiles/fashion) teachers may be interested in
the article titled What frock? A designer's costly dressing down. In a
landmark case, a judge has ruled that a lili dress is a copy of a Review
dress (both pictured). The case ended with a victory and an award of
$17,500 in damages for Review. Review's lawyer said that it wasn't so
much about the money, but the deterrence value for potential other
copyists. 

 

A sub article on the same page is titled Internet spawns age of the
copycat design.

 

These articles could support teaching about intellectual property in
Unit 1 VCE Design and Technology. It could also support understanding of
aspects that need to be considered by a designer in other units. 

 

Regards, Lorraine.

 

 

 

Lorraine Tran

Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

41 St Andrews Place

East Melbourne 3002

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

 

Email: tran.lorraine.i at edumail.vic.gov.au

Telephone: (03) 9651 4407

Mobile:       041 933 1630

 

The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment for prep to Year 12. The
VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the Minister for
Education and Training and serves government and non-government schools.


 


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