Ok. I had a company which I won't name, make custom protective skins for my iPhone. I thought it would be cool if the phone matched my bag so I sent them an image of the Damier Graphite pattern. I put it on my phone and thought it was cute. When I showed it to my BF today he said "So now your phone is a fake?"....Got me wondering.
Now, to be clear, I work in the luxury industry, and I know the damage fakes cause. And yes technically, having this image put on my iPhone may be a intellectual copyright infringement, but i didn't consider that because it was just for me to use. Its not something I was going to try to sell as a Louis Vuitton iPhone. Its not meant to deceive, just match my bag.
I just thought I was being clever. Maybe I've gone too far and I should remove it and throw it away.
So...I am asking TPF. Cute, Tacky, or Illegal?
Now, to be clear, I work in the luxury industry, and I know the damage fakes cause. And yes technically, having this image put on my iPhone may be a intellectual copyright infringement, but i didn't consider that because it was just for me to use. Its not something I was going to try to sell as a Louis Vuitton iPhone. Its not meant to deceive, just match my bag.
I just thought I was being clever. Maybe I've gone too far and I should remove it and throw it away.
So...I am asking TPF. Cute, Tacky, or Illegal?