Not an "Ash-hole"
I recieved this email today from a friend:Daniel's Ashhole has been blatantly ripped off by an American-run company in Hong Kong. It's beyond shocking - if you have time please send an email to the president of the company, Robert G. Kushner, kush@netvigator.com, telling him just what you think of his business practices/ethics.
It's simply wrong to steal ideas, artwork, and design in this manner and to think that you can get away with it. Daniel is probably not the only designer who's ideas are being leeched off by this loser. He's even ripped off the text on the packaging:
The text on the REAL ASHHOLE Packaging (back)"Simply snap an Ashhole onto an empty bottle, and you've got an instant ashtray. No moreaccidental sips of someone's ashed-in-beer and no need to empty the Ashhole - just remove and attach to another bottle."
The text on the RIP-OFF Website"...Simply snap it onto almost any empty bottle of beer or soda and you’ve got an instant ash tray. No more accidental slips of swigging someone’s ashed-in beer!"
The company's website is here: http://www.pcihk.com, and you can locate their "ASH-TRAP" by doing a search for "ashtray" in their search field. This type of 'business' takes away the incentive from young designers like Daniel who have to struggle just to get their ideas out there only to have them snapped up by larger, ethic-less companies. Again, the name of the person responsible for this is Robert G. Kushner and his email is kush@netvigator.com. Tell him what you think. And please, spread the word to your lists.
posted by Jin @ 2:27 PM
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