Mere hours after they invoked the wrath of one Miley Cyrus for "stealing" an Etsy designer's secret NY necklace sauce, Urban Outfitters has taken to their blog to respond to the "false allegations" by the designer, Stephanie Koerner. After claiming that they've been "supporting the Etsy community for years," the company states that "a quick search of Etsy for 'state necklace' reveals several other sellers with similar products (as seen here on Regretsy) who offered their wares as much as a year earlier than Ms. Koerner."
Urban Outfitters goes on to say that they're not "implying that Koerner stole her necklace idea" from another artist, but merely "stating the obvious—that the idea is not unique to Koerner and she can in no way claim to be its originator." In light of Regretsy's anthropological treatment of the issue, this seems to make sense, especially given that business ideas have been made much more fluid, what with the Internets and all. Still, we understand the temptation to rail against The Man, especially when The Man has billions of dollars in revenue and essentially sells Hipster-In-A-Can. This is precisely why we get all of our jewelry from those coin-operated dispensers outside the bowling alley.
