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How the Creator Economy Destroyed the Internet

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83 points ecliptik | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rectang ◴[08 Dec 25 18:32 UTC] No.46195878[source]▶
> Copycat Pirouette Skorts have been sold on Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, TikTok Shop, DHGate, Temu, Shein, and countless other fly-by-night storefronts that will seemingly disappear as quickly as they popped up.

Are there any moves afoot to adjust laws to make "marketplace" websites liable for the actions of sellers?

Illegitimate knockoffs would be less of an issue if you had to go to independent websites to find them.

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1. ndriscoll ◴[08 Dec 25 19:51 UTC] No.46196755[source]▶
I don't think anyone is alleging that these are illegitimate? It sounds like it's just copying the style, but not pretending to be the original/infringing on any trademark or anything.
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2. rectang ◴[08 Dec 25 20:06 UTC] No.46196934[source]▶
Yes, the article alleges that the dupes are illegitimate:

> They simply use Popflex’s copyrighted images without permission, sometimes editing the color of the skort in the photo to fit the listing. In May 2025 alone, Popflex counted 461 listings it believes infringe on its Pirouette Skort design patent, but it’s still a drop in the bucket of the thousands that Ho has encountered just by doing reverse image searches.