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That's not really relevant to other industries though, for several reasons:

- It doesn't cost zero dollars and almost zero effort to copy a piece of clothing.

- It's not even allowed to make a perfect copy of a piece of clothing, because of trademarks.

- People decide which clothes to buy primarily based on the brand. Much of the value to a lot of people of a piece of clothing is in the little brand name on it, which you are not allowed to replicate.

If everyone could copy and distribute her clothes verbatim including the brand name instantly and for free, and distribute them to millions of people, then I think her opinion might be just a tad different.




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