Tim Gunn Does DC To Lobby for the New Design Piracy Prohibition Act

Tim Gunn and Project Runway Season 5 winner Leanne Marshall made a trip out to Washington in order to rally support for the reintroduced Design Piracy Prohibition Act which was brought back to life last month.

As I have blogged about the previous incarnation of the Act, it would serve to provide copyright protection to designers for their creative works. Currently, there is no such legal protection for designers except for blatant infringement of trademarks.

The current proposed Act would provide designers copyright protection for three years. Designers would be able to apply for protection by submitting a sketch or photo of their design via mail or email. This would register their design. It would cost designers $30 to register their works.

Mr. Steven Kolb who is the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America was also in Washington DC to lobby for the passage of this legislation. He plans on coming back to Washington DC next week with designers Tracy Reese and Francisco Costa.