Regulating style : intellectual property law and the business of fashion in Guatemala / Kedron Thomas.
2016
KGD4006 .T56 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Regulating style : intellectual property law and the business of fashion in Guatemala / Kedron Thomas.
Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Copyright
©2016.
Description
xii, 313 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Economic regulation and the value of concealment
The ethics of piracy
Brand pollution
Fiscal and moral accountability
Making the highlands safe for business
Conclusion : late style.
The ethics of piracy
Brand pollution
Fiscal and moral accountability
Making the highlands safe for business
Conclusion : late style.
Summary
"Fashion knock-offs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who can't afford high-priced originals. Fashion companies have taken notice, ensuring that international trade agreements include stronger intellectual property protections to prevent brand 'piracy.' Regulating Style approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knock-offs, asking why they copy and wear popular brands, how they interact with legal frameworks and state institutions that criminalize their livelihood, and what is really at stake for fashion companies in the global regulation of style"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-284) and index.
Location
STA
Available in Other Form
Online version: Thomas, Kedron, 1979- author. Regulating style Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Call Number
KGD4006 .T56 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780520290969 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0520290968 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780520290976 (paperback alkaline paper)
0520290976 (paperback alkaline paper)
9780520964860 (ebook)
0520290968 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780520290976 (paperback alkaline paper)
0520290976 (paperback alkaline paper)
9780520964860 (ebook)
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