base talk Shakira completely copies Taylor Merch

[Virgos Groove]

Y'all really fighting over merch? UGLY merch at that.

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

The tattle tale twitter account @'ing Taylor Nation to try to get Shakira and her team sued.  

 

It's indeed inspired/copied from Eras  - but I think it would be a waste of everyone's time to make this a big deal, and I don't think Taylor should get to take ownership over the concept of popstars compiling a bunch of their looks together onto one shirt for a design - this is one of those times Taylor & her team need to apply the "choose your battles" mentality. They can maybe talk to Shakira's team & get her to cancel & change the merch design if it bothers them. But Taylor suing Shakira would NOT be a good look for her.

 

When something is as popular & trendy as The Eras Tour, it is inevitable other things will be inspired by it. I don't think similar tour merch is the end of the world. It won't stop Eras tour from selling anything.

[Buffy]

Maybe it’s an Easter egg. 1989 collab?

[Communion]

13 minutes ago, WeFoundTrouble said:

And yet not a single one of these evolution artworks are exact replicas of one another because guess what — that is plagiarism. Again, the design itself may not be unique or innovative in your eyes, but at the end of the day plagiarism is plagiarism and Shakira’s team has plagiarized the exact design conditions that make up this merchandise Taylor has been putting out for years.

You keep saying plagiarism but the legal term is actually trademark infringement and the implementation of a commonly used font is not legal grounds to suggest that one unique work had its trademark infringed on. Is the font being used one Taylor's team commissioned to be made by hand by a designer? If not, of course fonts will repeat themselves out in the wild. 

[PoisonedIvy]

3 minutes ago, Jaded. said:

The tattle tale twitter account @'ing Taylor Nation to try to get Shakira and her team sued.  

 

It's indeed similar, probably inspired by Eras, but not identical - I think it would be hard enough to prove in court, and I don't think Taylor should get to take ownership over the concept of popstars compiling a bunch of their looks together onto one shirt for a design - this is one of those times Taylor & her team need to apply the "choose your battles" mentality. They can maybe talk to Shakira's team & get her to cancel & change the merch design if it bothers them. But Taylor suing Shakira would NOT be a good look for her.

 

When something is as popular & trendy as The Eras Tour, it is inevitable other things will be inspired by it. I don't think similar tour merch is the end of the world. It won't stop Eras tour from selling anything and it's not an identical copy.

You’re right this is a “choose your battle” scenario where Taylor and her team theoretically should do nothing, but from an artistic standpoint the artist who created this design shouldn’t be so blatantly ripped off by another big company that just wants to lift the exact design. Regardless of our feelings towards the singers, their labels, and their teams.. there is a creator behind this design and they shouldn’t be plagiarized just because no one is willing to fight back. It sets a bad precedent for future artists 

[PoisonedIvy]

2 minutes ago, Communion said:

You keep saying plagiarism but the legal term is actually trademark infringement and the implementation of a commonly used font is not legal grounds to suggest that one unique work had its trademark infringed on. Is the font being used one Taylor's team commissioned to be made by hand by a designer? If not, of course fonts will repeat themselves out in the wild. 

I’m not using plagiarism in legal jargon I’m using it colloquially. If I’m in an art class and I draw a bowl of fruit with my name layered on top in times new Roman and someone else draws a bowl of fruit, just colored differently but the same font placed in the same place, when we turn those projects in the teacher would ask which of us plagiarized the other. Imo that’s no different here 

[AvadaKedavra]

Not this thread havin 7 pages over a random pullover 

[Giancor]

3 minutes ago, Buffy said:

Maybe it’s an Easter egg. 1989 collab?

i think so too sis. I'm glad im not alone in this 

[glitch]

I doubt Taylor or Shakira had much involvement in the design of their merch. And most merch just follows the same basic template, with just insert artist/tour/album name and some space for a pic or two. 

[Finite]

A familiar FROOT teas 

[Rep2000]

1 hour ago, jesus del rey said:

This aesthetic has been in the internet for so many years  I remember seeing these things in Tumblr back in its peak. 

 

It's literally the same font and character artstyle
Not just "aesthetic"

Edited September 11, 2023 by Rep2000

[Buffy]

3 minutes ago, Giancor said:

i think so too sis. I'm glad im not alone in this 

I can see a Latina-fied version of Shake It Off. Leh loh le layyy, shake it off, yeahh le loh le layyy shake shake shake it off!

[State of Grace.]

14 minutes ago, Virgos Groove said:

Y'all really fighting over merch? UGLY merch at that.

Just when I thought the stan wars couldnt go lower

Edited September 11, 2023 by State of Grace.

[khalyan]

Y'all are doing too much over some cartoons and a Times New Roman font 

[peacok]

I'm just mad she decided to ignore her brunette days, if you're going to copy at lest do it well 

[JustLikeHoney]

I don't know why people think Shakira does anything original. She as been sued for copyright over and over again. She always manages to win or blame those "around" her. She did it to the wrong girl this time. Taylor will win 70% of the profits from the merch guaranteed. 

 

[The Witch]

Uglee ah merch

 

[Venice B]

I mean yeah they look identical but it's not like Taylor's version (ha ha) was that original to begin with 

[GeeDuval]

15 minutes ago, Virgos Groove said:

Y'all really fighting over merch? UGLY merch at that.

I think Taylor’s gurlz are the ones going crazy over it, us Shakira fans are simply loving the free promo minding our business just waiting for Tuesday lmao.  

[réveuse]

Shakira chile...

[Walk_Away21]

1 hour ago, The Man Who said:

 

 

This HAS to be the same record label right?

 

[Onyxmage]

What do you know a business has multiple clients.

[Communion]

Just now, Rep2000 said:

It's the same font

It's literally not the same font. The letterforms are literally different. 

 

[lacy]

Okay this time taylor can take a 50% cut, this really is plagiarism

 

But refund miss rodrigo NOW

[vuelve88]

Shakira's team was super dumb for copying the style of the literally the most popular artist in the world.