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08-05-2011, 01:06 AM
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Is there a link to that shirt on your site? Please show me a picture of YOUR shirt before you enlist me in your battle. Thanks.
BTW, love the shirt!
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08-05-2011, 01:08 AM
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The top link is my shirt and the bottom link is their ripoff.
On my website click on the enlarge image and you will see my URL on the hydrometer:
http://www.austinhomebrew.com/popup_product_images.php?pID=12423
The first online purchase of the shirt was on January 14 2010.
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08-05-2011, 01:10 AM
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Nag Champa FTW. Mmmm.
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08-05-2011, 01:16 AM
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It's just a t-shirt design. Unless it's been trademarked/patented/copyrighted then it's fair game. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I don't think I'd be upset about it, surprised maybe, but not upset.
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And I'd like to see my 1.080 beers ready from grain to glass in a week, and served to me by red-headed twin penthouse pets wearing garter belts and fishnet stockings, with Irish accents, calling me "master luv gun," but we can't always get what we want can we? :)
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08-05-2011, 01:18 AM
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If you didn't copy protect your design, chances are you're SOL here...
While the design is neat, and appeals to brewers at large, I don't think it's something to get really upset over. If they're not willing to give you some credit for the original design, then I don't think there's much you can do other than scream from the bell-towers. 
Next time you have a unique shirt design, copy protect it if you care enough about it. Otherwise, don't get upset when someone else starts producing 'knock-offs' of it...
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08-05-2011, 01:19 AM
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Thanks for the link. Stealing the idea was going to happen. But stealing the exact design is not cool. Oh well.
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08-05-2011, 01:20 AM
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I realize that there is not much I can do about it. Just a slimy thing to do.
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08-05-2011, 01:24 AM
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These things happen a lot... I can find a high res image of something and then design the shirt on zazzle and BAM... I think I just may get one of ur shirts.... its the first I have seen of this and love the idea...
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08-05-2011, 01:25 AM
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The slimiest thing is the obscuring of the name/web address on the hydrometer. If you zoom in on the stolen designs you'll see clearly that something has been blurred out. Wow.
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These people stole my T-Shirt!!
