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What exactly is greenwashing?

In this background piece, FashionUnited lists what greenwashing is, how common it is and what regulations and legislation are in the pipeline. Click on the arrows in the text to find out more Contents • What is greenwashing? How common is it and what are the drawbacks? • How to recognise greenwashing and when is it indeed a case of greenwashing?...

Schools

NABA and UniNettuno University collaborate to launch Master in Fashion Law

The Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA) and UniNettuno University have collaborated to launch a Master in Fashion Law, starting in October 2022. The master's was created to train legal professionals and managers in fashion and textile supply chains. It will be held at NABA's Milan campus and through UniNettuno’s e-learning platform. The...

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Appeals court gives the slip to functionality doctrines in banana suit infringements case

When the average person thinks of a banana, he or she typically imagines a yellow, crescent-shaped fruit, curving upwards towards tapered ends with dark colored tips at each end. So when the question of whether one could claim copyright protection for an adult banana costume embodying these very common features came before the Third Circuit...

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Highlights from the Fashion Law Symposium in NYC

Fashion attorneys, law students and fashion industry figures convened at the Cardozo School of Law for a symposium this week to discuss pertinent topics in the fashion industry and determine how to address these topics from a legal perspective. Hosted by Cardozo's FAME Center for fashion, arts, media and entertainment law, along with the Cardozo...

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On Halloween, the US Supreme Court ponders costumes

In a happy coincidence of the US judicial calendar, the Supreme Court on Halloween Monday is set to solemnly take up the subject of costumes and outfits. The eight justices have been asked to define copyright limits in an usual case that poses the question: Can the design of a cheerleader's outfit be protected by rights of authorship? The...

Apparel

2nd edition of Fashion Law published

Bloomsbury Publishers have released the second edition of Fashion Law, the first ever guide for designers, fashion executives and lawmakers alike. The expanded second edition now includes new chapters on international fashion law, celebrity and model endorsements/agreements and marketing, advertising and promotion. Released in 2010, the first...