A pair of DragonCon attendees come up with a rather cagey costume estimation . They dress up as soldier , but instead of wear your typical disguise , they used the pattern of the hotel ’s carpet . But they terminate up in hot water with the carpeting ’s interior decorator .
Volpin Propsput together these getup , based on the rug at the Marriott Marquis Atlanta . What seems to be the matter is not that they trim up as the rather busy carpeting , but what Volpin Props did next . They made the framework available through photographic print - on - requirement serviceSpoonflowerso that next DragonCon cosplayers could retroflex the kit .
Couristan Inc. , the designers of the carpeting , were not amused , and put out a cease & refrain to Volpin and Spoonflower . Volpin Props did n’t share the details of the C&D , but it sounds like it was motivate by the cut-rate sale of the design . for certain prop and costume makers in the cosplay community deal with their share of C&D notice , butthe buster behind Volpin Props said on Facebookthat he was passably shocked to get one from a carpet designer after eld of attain replica video biz prop . But he finger Couristan was within its rights to protect its intellectual place .
Moral of the Story : If you seek to deal your clever ( but possibly copyright infringing ) costume , you may face legal activeness from any quartern , including the designer of that despicable hotel carpet .
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