After facing several labor rights allegations and controversy surrounding a recent influencer trip to their factories, fashion brand Shein is dealing with new allegations. A new lawsuit coming from three artists claims the company ripped off their designs. NBC News’ Ellison Barber has more.
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They take the video that other people post and use then for their selfs
Just like 98% of all YouTubers! And I only give 👍 to people who creates their own contents.
SHIEN is just SHITEN…. CCP mainlanders don’t design but steal and copy other people’s intellectual property… and they are best to manipulate those dumb social media influencers
I’ve come to learn anything widely promoted by influencers out of the blue is a scam and a crap product
If it’s too good to be true… it probably is.
No duh they copy stuff 😂 that’s painfully obvious. That’s not going to stop them. They’re too strong now. Unless we allllll say no more purchases and the government steps in and bans the company. And I don’t see this happening. The truth is that a bunch of stores are as shady as Shein and the difference is that Shein is dirt cheap. It’s hard not to be tempted by their prices alone.
IP is BS. Once you share an idea you no longer own it.
You say that because you are unoriginal.
lol..OMG…This may be the stupidest comment I’ve read in weeks…Do you even understand what you’re saying? LOL
Its a chinese company. Shouldn’t be a shock
I heard about this .
I’m getting credits to watch this video. I’m getting credits to watch this video. I’m getting credits.
Never heard of SheIn.Charlie SheIn?
All these Chinese companies are massively targeting American buyers with cheap, infringing behavior.
Teemo should also be investigated
A Chinese company stealing intellectual property?
That never happens, ever (SARCASM)
Lol😊
keeping true to her family heritage , ivanka trump was sued for stealing the designs of expensive women’s shoes ..
I don’t see the problem. That’s what they get for selling their crap overpriced. SHEIN only did all of us a favor
The majority Han are forcing the Uyghurs into slavery to produce the items. Even if it is overpriced, the Chinese stealing the designs and producing knockoffs is theft, is not doing anyone a favor… It puts a halt to further development, and creativity. Eventually it catches up to the original producers driving them out of business and they stop developing, it’s like shooting yourself in the foot.
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No suprise here they’ve been copying all korean and Japan fashion
Chinese doing what Chinese do best, steal, fraud, and slavery.
I’m broke but even I know paying $1-4 dollars for a shirt is wrong. There has to be some type of slavery on the distribution side for the costs of the clothes to be so cheap…
If a business is manufacturing in one country, as ordinary business, and wants to increase production
using existing labor and machinery, it’s easy to sell at cost in other states or foreign countries.
As being part of a trade war against the United States, foreign governments use products to bring
down their foreign enemies. I suggest reading “How Japan Lost The War But Won The Peace”,
a New York Times bestseller from the 1960s. Japan showed other countries the way. As a modern reference, when Past President Trump said he was a smart businessman and wanted to start a trade war with the world, he ordered the assassination of a Middle East oil general. Within two months the price of an American barrel of oil was worth less than nothing. Trump must have forgot how Arab oil men
created an oil embargo that almost crippled America. And Republicans blamed President Biden for
the rising gas costs, when it’s Texas Republicans who own the oil and gas business in America.
I suggest upgrading your terminology. Don’t say slave, say end user.
Some call center pays the agents $3-4 a hour.
Evil is everywhere
Uhm f21 and Zara has been doing this ever since the beginning. They’re only targeting shien because they’re growing so fast and they’re a Chinese company.
Let’s not forget f21 had litigation after litigation for copyright infringements. This isn’t new for fast fashion brands.
Also these only happen when the overall economy isn’t doing well. All it’s doing is lawyers getting paid big $.
At the end shien will settle because it will be cheaper to do so but they’ll continue to copy copy copy. Doesn’t change the narrative of fast fashion. This is clearly a plot for keeping lawyers bellies full. Selfish and greedy lawyers in my opinion. Pretty sure these cases are not pro bono
Definitely not because it’s Chinese but because it’s popular. Shein is this generation Forever 21
Yes there are other fast fashion brands, SheIn is on a whole other level compared to them. Zara released like 18,000 new styles in one year meanwhile SheIn pumped out 322,000. The reason why people target SheIn is because their theft of art from small businesses is intense and essentially their entire business model. People target SheIn because they are 100x worse than every other Fast Fashion company put together.
It has nothing to do with the fact that they’re a Chinese company; though it does lend credibility to people’s fears. Do you know what the working conditions there are like? Because you type a lot, like you do. Regulations are not as strict in China as they are in the US when it comes to manufacturing. High amounts of lead and other toxic chemicals have been found in their products. There’s little to no oversight in these factories. If there was a fire, you’d have another Triangle Shirtwaist Factory situation. And I’d bet $100 you have no idea what I’m talking about. Go look it up.
IS amazing how ignorant people defend chinas endless copy right theft.
This same people should create something and wach how china steal It from them, see how they like It then.
Actually Zara change the designe a little.
If they did not they Will be Sue and Spain law follow internacional law, unlike china that does not follow any law not even human right.
That is so true, the offending designs will also be removed, but that won’t stop Shein from copying different ones.
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If found on their platform… they should be LIABLE pay for damages!
Cheap ,no problem for me
In China if you have a product that sells, be prepared for about 500 knockoffs of that product.
And does China care? No.
Finding this brand in thrift stores and charity shops is disappointing as these are just fast fashions.
To be honest, it’s not a ‘true copycat’. When they take something, they reproduce it avec 90% decreased quality.
As soon I heard Chinnese.I knew
Influencers are easily bought off.
As long as the checks keep rolling in, they will wear and say whatever you want.
I never purchased from them. Anything that cheap is made cheap. Are they using child labor to produce such cheap clothes?
I have never bought anything from them either.
Genocidal sweat shops..don’t buy
Copyright infringements, theft of academic and scientific research, intellectual properties, trade secrets and military secrets, appropriation of waters, lands and cultures, violation of human rights, child labor, torture and imprisonment of dissidents and their families, exploitative debt diplomacy, descent of nations caused by export of dangerous chemicals (e.g., byproducts of fentanyl and xylazine), etc… What does China not do to gain an advantage over other countries? US media finally starting to reveal the real China after decades of blindness and ignorance.
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No company should rely on these so call “influencers” for advertising..A little known fact…Everybody hates people calling themselves “influencer”…The arrogance.
It’s a quick way for a company to get on everyone’s bad side.
Seeing as the only social media I’m on is Youtube, as little as a few years ago I had no idea what an influencer was, until the news started reporting them murdered and dumped on the side of a street because some fan or crazed family member went after them.
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I smell jealousy. Well business are always playing dirty anyway to keep up. If there is one major concern about SHEIN it is the excessive amount of plastic they use in packing the orders. This should have been more highlighted.
You’re kidding right? The major concern with SheIn is that their workers have to deal with awful sweatshop conditions and they pump out 322,000 new styles a year as opposed to the second biggest fast fashion company, Zara, pumping out 18,000. Considering people walk out of the grocery store with 50 plastic bags every week when they could just take a couple free stacked paper bags, I don’t think it’s the plastic here that is the issue. It’s the blatant theft and horrible working conditions.
I guarantee you, we’re going to see a Triangle Shirtwaist Factory incident from one of these SheIn sweatshops. There’s already tons of photographs taken of the inside of these sweatshops showing just how dangerous they are. Bars on locked windows and doors, massive piles of fabric and clothes everywhere that would go up in an instant if there was a fire. Literally the same conditions as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. And you are saying IF there is one major concern… it’s plastic. Wtaf.
@lofi cat Do you even understand what the word “major” means? The gravity of plastic use affects negatively the entire earth and that means entire human race is at risk. Overworked employees and hazardous factory place are also concerning but this does not affect EVERYONE on this earth. Do you understand the word major now?
@Arci M Yes, I do, and I would still say that the major concern is the insane human rights violations that WILL end up killing people, and likely already has. Huh, do ya think maybe if those exploitative labor practices didn’t exist, we wouldn’t have to deal with all of the waste they produce? 🤯It’s really embarrassing how badly you’re failing to be condescending.
@lofi cat It seems that you still don’t understand how I used the word major in my comment and you keep on forcing and shoving your own so called concern that does not affect the entire humanity. But go ahead, you wanna sound like you are very bright with your narrow minded thoughts. Keep that up.
Hol up. H&M copies Zara and fashion nova copies everyone.
Americans! Doing business by lawyer is bad, and doing politics by judge is worse.
For me, I unsubscribed amazon for almost one year now. I relied on temu (chargers, etc), shein (socks and small stuff), local target and publix (they have everything). When I need clothes I went to physical stores because the sizes are important. There really aren’t any reasons that motivate me to buy from amazon.
@lofi cat That is kind of untrue… One of my Shein jackets is still my favorite after almost 2 years. Temu has better quality control than Shein. The shoes I bought from Temu are totally fine, in some situations better than Chinese merchants on Amazon.
@lofi cat As a mid 20-something, I also find clothes at traditional retailer stores like Kohl’s/Macy’s/etc generally have better, more proper, and stable designs. Then I went to fast-fashion companies. Unfortunately, I tried, but Amazon can never be the option for me.
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@lofi cat That is no longer true unfortunately. If you pay $90 for a top at Macys or $9 for a similar top at Shein, you can wash them both the same way and their longevity will be virtually the same. Even the brands that used to make more quality products are going the fast fashion route now. Paying more does not equal longer lasting.
@lofi cat I hope you know that Vivienne Westwood makes some of her products in China and she also has a flagship store in China. So if you’re implying that these fast fashion brand companies make low qualitative items in CHina, you are wrong and you dont know the industry well. You’d be surprised how much qualitative products you can find on Shein and other fast fashion brands.
Shein quality and fitting is so trash
I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
Shien is literally a bioweapon created to slowly poison people who wear their clothing. Shiens clothing has been found to have an enormous amounts of lead and the cheap dyes they use are carcinogenic and cause cancers.
We must take brands like shien and other corporations like them very seriously and investigate them. There’s a lot more going on than we realize.
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China steals IP! Shocking!
Shein is a scam
Nobody cares, everything is copied nowadays. It’s nice to get decent clothes for cheap too. There’s so much crap on the shelves that are overpriced
Is Shein pronounced like Queen, or She-In?
Sheen
I always thought it was sheen but I watched a YouTuber who said she-in so I have no idea. She-in to me didn’t make sense since they also do men’s clothing and home decor
@shady Right! Same…. I’m all types of discombobulated!😂
what did you expect from chinese company?
SHEIN is for poor people like me cheap and clean
Sheit.
No more junks and cheap clothes from China! They copy everything! 😡
In the world of business, Indian + Chinese = 100% Scammers
The ad for this news was literally SHEIN lol.
What else do you expect from a Chinese company? That country thrives on illegality. It shouldn’t be allowed to exist.
China copying our stuff? Could have knocked me over with a feather 😂
Who else got a Shein add while waiting to watch this video 🙋♂️
Well dang! I just got my shipment today. 😬
Ban them. And stop buying from them
companies need to stop taking advantage of ppl that have mental health issues
Shein didn’t make enough campaign contributions, I see😂😂😂😂😂😂
It’s She-in, short for She Insider. Not sheen. Just saying….
No worries. I won’t buy that cheap crap.
Just stop buying this junk fashion.
Why do people keep paying for dirt chip products that are manufactured in mainland China??? 🇨🇳
All this morons that defend cjinas intelectual property theft should create something and wach China copy it and selling it world wide😄
See how they feel then.
I guess they’re hoping this all blows over. But Shein’s profit increased by 90 billion in just three years, you can bet other fashion companies are gunning for them. If they can take Shein out, some of that revenue will go back to them. At this point it really does feel like they have something to hide, but only time will tell.
😬!! Uh oh.
They’re scammers
“Influencers” 😂
All these influencers proudly showing off their “hauls” of cheap Chinese dollar store knockoffs 😂😂😂😂😂
Cheap Chinese made products. Nothing is going to happen because senile Biden’s drug addict son took bribes from Chinese businessmen.
w7xsnk 100 Euro shein
If I was a designer, I would not be saying that cheap Chinese knockoffs are “exact copies” of my products. 😂
Just about all Chinese companies are guilty of copyright infringement.