"Streisand Effect in effect," designer says after their legal response went viral.

The creator of a “FUCK the LAPD” shirt sold out not only his entire stock of that shirt but also sold out many of his other designs after the Los Angeles Police Department Foundation made an intellectual property threat against them that claimed they owned the letters ‘LAPD.’

    • myusernameis@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 months ago

      No seriously, read it, it’s fucking hilarious.

      I’m almost afraid to ask you to explain how you might have formed such a belief, but feel free to take a shot at it.

      In a footnote on page 3

      • Eiim@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Mike Dunford, Cola’s lawyer, is fantastic. He has a Twitch channel (questauthority) if you want to hear more from him.