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When creativity gets reduced to a commodity: What is the real cost of dupes?

Inside Retail

No product category appears to be safe with the existence of retailers dedicated to systematically ripping and profiting off popular designs, products and formulas. When a knockoff goes viral Sakr explained that she was first made aware of the Barney Bed dupe on TikTok after numerous accounts tagged her in a video showcasing Aldi’s dog bed.

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Beauty dupes are all the rage, but are they ethical? It’s complicated

Inside Retail

It seemed that creating a replica of a product’s design was far worse than creating a replica of the product itself. We value and respect intellectual property rights and do not infringe on the rights of other cosmetic companies. Is a copy a copy, or not? Interesting. Supplied So, what did MCoBeauty have to say on the matter?

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SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies

Hunton Andrews Kurth

Proposed Item 407(j)(2) would state that a person who is determined to have expertise in cybersecurity will not be deemed an expert for any purpose, including, for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as a director with expertise in cybersecurity.

Form 106