Sprigman, Christopher. "Fashion Copyright, 'Corruption,' and the Unheard Consumer." Public Knowledge Blog. http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1404. February 20, 2008.

Christopher Sprigman, author of the article, "The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, wrote this blog, which elaborates on the common corruption of the intellectual property lawmaking process. More specifically, he argues that fashion is fueled by the copying. Yet the CFDA, which is run by a select few elite designers, is advocating a stronger IP for fashion designs. The problem though, is that the CFDA is only run by a small number of high-end designers, and the majority of the other designers have no say in this. Furthermore, the CFDA pursues similar goals as famous industries in Hollywood becuase they give a large amount of money to them. This is why there are so many Congressman in favor of a stronger fashion IP - not becuase it is the right thing to do, but because they are given money for it. Therefore, this blog focuses on the Congress aspect of fashion copyright.

Although this source is a blog, the author, who is also the author of another one of my very important sources, makes many good points about why certain individuals strive for a fashion copyright, even though it may not be the best decision. In particular, the author talks about the influence the CFDA receives from pursuing a stronger IP, although it does not represent most designers' views. Therefore, this blog will provide me with more reasons explaining why it is wrong to place a copyright on fashion. I will also be able to utilize many of Sprigman's statements in the blog to support my thesis.