(Photo by Dustin Snipes / For The Times; background by Clay Hickson / For The Times) This story is part of L.A. — We. See. You!, the second issue of Image, which explores various ways of seeing the ...

They peddle merchandise with copyrighted logos alongside beloved, and trademarked, characters and images that without a doubt have not received proper approval. The graphics are sometimes off-center, ...

The Trump administration’s promises to impose massive tariffs on imported goods has put several local industries on edge — from shipping to real estate to the Philly-based fabricator that makes the ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A large bootleg merchandise operation was busted at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Thursday night, three individuals were caught by undercover Harrison County officers at the ...

Merch Traffic, the company that creates Metallica's touring merchandise, filed a lawsuit in the St. Louis federal court last week in hopes of stopping bootleg merch sales at their show in the city ...

Selling bootleg merchandise is illegal, but unless an unauthorized seller is making a ton of money off of it, copyright holders often don’t waste their time going after a small fish who isn’t making a ...

Kanye West’s first The Life of Pablo New York pop-up was a moment that echoed the current state of streetwear—it had the hype, long lines, and the scammer-DIY feel that comes with selling ...

Attorneys for the biggest stars in the world send countless takedown notices annually, but it's "a game of Whack-a-Mole, and it's a constant every day," one executive says. By Steve Knopper Seventeen ...