![]() ![]() ![]() In 2012, the Navajo Nation sued Urban Outfitters for trademark infringement when the company released an entire line of " tacky and insensitive" products using the tribe's name and symbols to turn a profit. They're not just heisting people's creative work - they're freeloading off people's cultures. Again, Urban Outfitters just can't stop stealing. Writer Courtney Heitter speculates that the company takes those chances because of "its dominance within the industry." She also explains that without copyright protection, the chances of winning a lawsuit against the company are slim. ![]() The company has been accused on many occasions of stealing entire designs from independent craftspeople and designers. Urban Outfitters is like a klepto at a craft fair. Rick Santorum (above), who once publicly compared homosexuality to bestiality, has received political donations from Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters. Urban Outfitters has an anti-gay problem.įormer Sen. Here are five important things you need to know about Urban Outfitters: 1. In a list of " faux progressive companies" - those easily mistaken as "good" and ethical - Alternet's Lauren Kelley names Urban Outfitters: "Urban Outfitters is the kind of place that's filled to the brim with young, cool, vaguely lefty-looking people, but the company itself (which also owns Anthropologie and Free People) has plenty of issues." But how many fans of Urban Outfitters would continue their patronage if they found that behind the scenes, the company was the stark opposite of cool? And for that mildly obvious reason, Urban Outfitters' popularity makes sense. People like to shop at places with cool stuff. The HuffPost Show explains: The clothing chain for young people with a taste for " bohemian, hipster, ironically humorous, kitschy, retro, and vintage styles" has been up to some shady business. Urban Outfitters has been getting a lot of publicity lately, but not because of a big sale. ![]()
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