Comments on: Hot Topic steals soap? http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/22/hot-topic-rips-off-artists/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:47:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Bonnie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/22/hot-topic-rips-off-artists/#comment-955761 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:17:35 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/22/hot-topic-rips-off-artists/#comment-955761 I thought this happened before where some designer that works with Hot Topic has been stealing stuff off of Threadless and pass it off as their own? http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/24/todd-goldman-loves-t.html http://www.miketyndall.com/todd_goldman/ I thought this happened before where some designer that works with Hot Topic has been stealing stuff off of Threadless and pass it off as their own?

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/24/todd-goldman-loves-t.html

http://www.miketyndall.com/todd_goldman/

]]> by: Christopher Moonlight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/22/hot-topic-rips-off-artists/#comment-928896 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:06:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/22/hot-topic-rips-off-artists/#comment-928896 I use to work for Hot Topic about 9 years ago, and all I ever saw that place do was try and figure out ways to rip off ideas from the kids that worked for them. They'd tell them things like, "Come up will a cool saying, and we'll put it on a T-shirt and sell it in all our stores. We'll even give you $50 in STORE CREDIT!" Not a cut of the sales, mind you. One girl I knew that did give them an idea that they used, never even saw her store credit. All that the manger of that store did while I worked there was say rude things about the kids that shopped there after they left, and only ever had a middle finger for me (as I would walk by the store) after I quit in disgust. I use to work for Hot Topic about 9 years ago, and all I ever saw that place do was try and figure out ways to rip off ideas from the kids that worked for them. They’d tell them things like, “Come up will a cool saying, and we’ll put it on a T-shirt and sell it in all our stores. We’ll even give you $50 in STORE CREDIT!” Not a cut of the sales, mind you. One girl I knew that did give them an idea that they used, never even saw her store credit. All that the manger of that store did while I worked there was say rude things about the kids that shopped there after they left, and only ever had a middle finger for me (as I would walk by the store) after I quit in disgust.

]]> by: RCheli http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/22/hot-topic-rips-off-artists/#comment-928752 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:35:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/22/hot-topic-rips-off-artists/#comment-928752 I have that Threadless t-shirt! I have that Threadless t-shirt!

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