Fabric Silicone Tails

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Hey again!

Not trying to be the fish police but eh, what can I do besides surf the net when menopause won't let me sleep!

These look interesting. I can't tell if they're fabric or silicone though, so my title for it could be wrong. They flow like fabric but looks different.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy-aagZ3BR8
https://mermaidaqua.com/

[Freshwater_Nim]

I think they're fabric! 59 Bucks would barely pay for a tenth of the required silicone.

Also, how much is it ok to copy existing designs? These are literally identical to finfolk tails. From the fluke shape, the veins, the scale shape and size, the lining of the scales right up to the bright, saturated colour scheme and paint style. Is it too much?

[Mermaid Aria]

I think they're fabric! 59 Bucks would barely pay for a tenth of the required silicone.

Also, how much is it ok to copy existing designs? These are literally identical to finfolk tails. From the fluke shape, the veins, the scale shape and size, the lining of the scales right up to the bright, saturated colour scheme and paint style. Is it too much?

I see they are back at it again. Someone posted about them a while ago. They are stealing the image/design of the tail and printing it onto fabric and selling it.

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[MeliPixie]

This is so wrong. But creative license is a very difficult thing to regulate. Even though they are stealing designs from FinFolk, there is very little legal ground under which action can be taken. It's infuriating.

I wonder if FinFolk get their work copyrighted in some way to protect themselves?

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[Mermaid Wesley]

Unfortunately, you cannot copyright a design. However, its possible that if they are using photographs that the twins took, the rights to those photos could protect the designs, but if they are recreating the tails digitally there is nothing they can do.

[MeliPixie]

I figured that would be the case.

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[Mermaid Tula]

The website is kind of sketchy looking too. Misspellings, there's nothing except 1 item and that's 'discounted' from 30$ to 3$. The tails in the video do look like blatant ripoffs of finfolks silicone tails. I wouldn't be surprised if the twins already know about it.

[The Water Phoenix]

While I think the tails are very beautiful, it makes me sad that they're blatantly selling tails that look just like FinFolk tails...

[Mermaid_Izzy]

I agree...before I watched the video, I thought they were FinFolk's tails and then I realised they were too flat. They are beautiful tails, but it's very wrong to sell them. I hope the twim's gain justice in the matter.


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[Mermaid Jaffa]

I thought the designs looked familiar but wasn't sure.

[The Water Phoenix]

Yeah, they have taken actual pictures of FinFolk tails and the printed the designs onto fabric and selling them as their own work. Talk about sketchy!

[Mermaid_Izzy]

Okay, so I did a little digging into the website. I was looking to see if they mentioned anything about the designs not being theirs. I went to their blog section where it tells about the owner Emma. (I will put the picture below). It never mentions anything about them being FinFolks designs, in fact, she takes credit for all the designs!!!




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[PearlieMae]

Emma needs a cease and desist letter from an attorney.

[Mermaid_Izzy]

Emma needs a cease and desist letter from an attorney.

Agreed.


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[Mermaid Jaffa]

What a jerk thing to do! Did anyone comment on her videos besides me?

[MeliPixie]

What a jerk thing to do! Did anyone comment on her videos besides me?

I just did Jaffa, and I saw yours as well. This is an absolutely vile thing to do.

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[MeliPixie]

Sorry for the double post: I am also leaving a review on their tails alerting others to the intellectual theft. Hopefully it sticks.

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[The Water Phoenix]

I just visited the website and they've taken down the mermaid tails that were listed up there... Seems very fishy to me.

[MeliPixie]

Hmmm. *strokes imaginary beard* Fishy indeed. Since we know they have done this before, it's probably not an attack of conscience; rather they are probably regrouping and setting up at another site. 🤔

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[Mermaid_Izzy]

Hmmm. *strokes imaginary beard* Fishy indeed. Since we know they have done this before, it's probably not an attack of conscience; rather they are probably regrouping and setting up at another site.

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You are probably right. I was just on the website last night and there were several tails listed in series, one on sell, and one that didn't look like a FinFolk copycat. There was also a monofin and several blankets, but all the other section were empty. I just went back and the monofin and tail section were both empty.


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