Now, 8 months later, they bought another piece of copied art from the exact same person.

I just watched this episode earlier this week. LOL

@summerbee:

If you can't collect the data about the data .. or in this case, the mustache about the mustache, well, we might all be borked.

Note to Self: Geek

And you've been an IP attorney for how many years again?

@squablow: So, in other words, KILL IT WITH FIRE?

@Keter: or mold.

My memory must be longer then yours. Hot topic was originally a "goth" store. Remember back in the early to mid nineties when we had goths, South Park even created characters based on them. Hot topic use to cater to them complete with slutty faux Victorian dresses and platform vinyl boots for girls and trench coats with assorted zippers and pieces of metal hanging off it for guys.

But you are correct when NuuuuuMetal hit in the late 90's hot topic became Insane Clown Posse and Limp Bizkit headquarters and they moved all the old Victorian dresses and trench coats to the ceiling of the store where they still stand today as relics of a time past.

Speaking of goth kids I have to say I really like how South Park is able to poke fun at themselves and the goth characters. When the goth kids debuted on south park they represented a certain type of kid that people could relate to and recognize especially if you went to high school in the 90's. Now they are outdated because anyone who would have been goth in the nineties is now either "emo" or a "hipster" or whatever the hell they want to call themselves. (jackasses in tight pants?). But on the television show there is now more goth story lines then I've ever seen and the creators are having a ton of fun. Even the goth kid's classmates don't even know they're goth anymore and call them emo kids or vamps.

This shows how South Park is able to stay relevant after all these years. The creators are able to take characters for stereotypes that don't even exist anymore and weave them into plots that work perfectly over a decade later.

@narq: That is a very original rant that we certainly have not heard a thousand times already.

@silverundertone: Are you quoting a Hot Topic t-shirt to underline your point that Hot Topic is conformist? That's pretty meta.

@exo: I'm not sure what you're talking about. What identical caption?

@downwithmonstercable: Does anyone over the age of 17 shop there?

confusion ftl.

The one on the left looks like a big dirty sanchez!!! ;)

The copy is obvious, and I'm sure there will be legal action involved. It's a very specific design- they could have just put a moustache with eyes on a tee. That tee is hideous, anyway. Shawnimals could have designed a much better-looking one.

If Hot Topic had problems with this vendor lifting other people's ideas before then they should have stopped dealing with them, but they haven't, so it just goes to show that Hot Topic isn't about supporting the 'original, creative' people it seeks to sell clothes to.

I have to admit that I have bought t-shirts from Hot Topic. They were the only place that sold Invader Zim shirts. But now I need to go buy more things to fill the hole you placed in my heart with your hurtful words.

Unintelligent and stupid designs!

Did I forget to mention how low quality and horrible that shirt looks? Did someone's mom make it?

people need to realize that they are capable of "expressing themselves" in ways other than simply buying into various product and genre idiocy.

"remember that you are unique. just like everybody else"

Maybe Hot Topic should team up with Ebaumsworld. Match made in heaven.

All of this internet "you pay nothing to make a name for yourself and make money selling on our stuff" is just watering down the design genre. If you're going to get serious about selling merch then start selling your own merch. Will it cost more than just uploading designs to cafepress? Of course it will! That's what building a business is all about. Capital, investments, and sales.

The instant-gratification bug is one of the biggest cripplers of young business people everywhere. Folks, take some time, build some savings and design portfolios, and then use that to either start up your own shop or partner with a clothing line.

I can't believe all these consumerist-ers think Hot Topic is the bad guy here. They're not good, don't get me wrong, but they're not the root of the problem. The root of the problem is that we've become "ok" with the cheap, easy, and "right now!" solution.

Threadless is the problem. Cafepress is the problem. BustedTees is the problem. Hot topic is just reaping the benefits and probably made more money off that shirt in the time they had to sell it than the designer has made in his entire "career" selling online.

My $.02

i'm gonna go cut my wrists and listen to linkin park now. i dare you to leave me alone!

Hot Topic is apparently the new Urban Outfitters.

They pull the plausible deniability thing all the time. "It's not our fault! We totally trust the people we buy from not to steal ideas!" Yeah, despite the fact that this keeps coming up again and again and again.

Bad retail chain! No biscuit!

[images1.fanpop.com]

It was better than a lot of the other pics I found while searching with Moderate SafeSearch off.

Let's just say once you've seen something you can't unsee it and leave it at that ok?

"Like a fungus."

No, I have not tried it and I will not. I'd rather save my eyesight.

thanks Imageshack

I'm not ashamed to admit I've occasionally bought things from Hot Topic. The last time was three years ago, before I noticed those $60 pants showing up at the local Rugged Warehouse for about $18.

Burn, burn down, burn down Hot Topic, burn it down, don't let it take your soul.

Note to self: nerd.

But seriously, how can they get away with this repeatedly? It's definitely cruel to the original artist.

[finkenstein.livejournal.com] : "Also from what she said I have a feeling no one is going to be buying anything from "NewBreedGirl" for a long time."

So like, 8 months, then I guess.

@unobservant: And in other news, Hot topic has created a new DS game: Ninjutsuville.

Please. Who hasn't thought of putting a moustache on a moustache?*

*Kidding. This is r-tarded.