I've been pretty quiet about this, until now. Over the past year, @zara has been copying my artwork (thanks to all that have tipped me off--it's been a lot of you). I had my lawyer contact Zara and they literally said I have no base because I'm an indie artist and they're a major corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter. I plan to further press charges, but even to have a lawyer get this LETTER has cost me $2k so far. 〰 It sucks and it's super disheartening to have to spend basically all of my money, just to defend what is legally mine. ⚡️ EDIT: Some of you are asking how you can help. Repost and tag them, on Twitter, on Insta, on Facebook. I don't want to have to burden any of you with the financial strain that comes with lawsuits.

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REGRAM THIS: the sheer volume of @zara's intellectual property theft this year is stunning. this is not a coincidence. this is a blatant disregard for copyright law and the original work of independent artists worldwide. . @shoparttheft is intended as an archive for you to browse and compare artwork, find, follow and support the individual artists, and hold zara and its companies @bershkacollection, @pullandbear & @stradivarius accountable for their actions. . for more information & a guide full of direct links to artists' shop pages, please visit shoparttheft.com or @shoparttheft. . #shoparttheft #supporttuesdaybassen #zaraarttheft #patches #pins #pingame #patchgame

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