Whoa….we already know that the house of Louis Vuitton doesn’t take copyright infringing lightly! And it seems as though our favorite French couturier has taken it to the next level, and has filed charges against 26 year old Danish student/designer Nadia Plesner for selling posters & t-shirts of a young Darfur victim holding a inspired Louis Vuitton handbag. Now get this….all profits from these posters & t-shirts have been going to a charitable cause….but LV is still not having it! Artist Nadia Plesner started a major Simple Living campaign to raise awareness fo genocide in Darfur, which she is taking part in helping raise money for victims. Februrary 2008 Plesner received a cease & desist letter from Louis Vuitton’s head office in Paris, asking sternly if she would end her campaign - sighting that one of their products is being portrayed in her art work. Plesner responded back to the “house”, letting them know that she will continue her campaign to support the victims of Darfur! End result….thi month on April 15th 2008 - Plesner received a lawsuit from Louis Vuitton, sighting intellectual property damages.

Nadia’s campaign has been generating a lot of attention  - Louis Vuitton however was the least bit impressed by Plesner’s creative expression. Since the lawsuit papers have been filed LV has demanded $7,500 (5,000 Euro) for each day she continues to sell Simple Life products, $7,500 for each day their letter is published on the website and $7,500 a day for using the name “Louis Vuitton” on her website. In addition they want her to pay their lawyer costs and $15,000 to cover other expenses they have incurred in protecting their ‘intellectual property’. So ladies & germs…what do you think about the new LV battle? Do you think that Louis Vuitton has gone a tad bit too far? Or do you feel that an artists has the right to express themselves no matter the cost?

It’s a tad bit tricky folks…..but this one is definitely talk for the watercooler!

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