She's an Italian fashion designer.

她是位義大利籍的時裝設計師

She goes to this vintage store in Paris

她曾與她的一票朋友

with a friend of hers.

到巴黎的一間古著店

She's rooting around, she finds this one jacket by Balenciaga --

逛著逛著, 她發現了一件巴黎世家的夾克外套

she loves it.

她很喜歡

She's turning it inside out.

她把夾克翻到反面

She's looking at the seams. She's looking at the construction.

她看了看夾克的車工縫線, 整件衣服的剪裁

Her friend says, "Buy it already."

她的朋友說: 就買下它吧

She said, "I'll buy it, but I'm also going to replicate it."

她說: 我會買, 而且我還要把它複製出來

Now, the academics in this audience may think,

現在坐在觀眾席,身為知識分子的你們也許會想

"Well, that sounds like plagiarism."

『嗯, 這看起來似乎是一種抄襲行為』

But to a fashionista, what it really is

但對一個時尚達人來說

is a sign of Prada's genius:

這正是Prada真正厲害的地方

that she can root through the history of fashion

她可以在不同年代的流行當中

and pick the one jacket

選中一件夾克

that doesn't need to be changed by one iota,

甚至不需怎麼修改

and to be current and to be now.

就可以讓這件骨董夾克變成入時且時髦的

You might also be asking whether it's possible

有人也許會問她這麼做

that this is illegal for her to do this.

是否是違法的

Well, it turns out that it's actually not illegal.

其實, 這的確不犯法

In the fashion industry, there's very little

在時尚業界裡

intellectual property protection.

並沒有什麼智慧財產權的保護

They have trademark protection,

他們有商標保護法

but no copyright protection

但並沒有保護版權的規範

and no patent protection to speak of.

也沒有專利保護的法則

All they have, really, is trademark protection,

時尚產業只擁有商標的法律規範

and so it means that anybody

所以這也就意味著任何人

could copy any garment

都可以模仿在場的人

on any person in this room

身上穿的任一服裝款式

and sell it as their own design.

當做自己的設計將其生產販賣

The only thing that they can't copy

唯一不能抄襲的

is the actual trademark label

就是縫在衣服內裡的

within that piece of apparel.

品牌商標

That's one reason that you see logos

這也是為什麼你們會看到許多商品上

splattered all over these products.

佈滿了品牌標誌

It's because it's a lot harder for knock-off artists

是因為這樣對仿冒商來說

to knock off these designs

要仿冒這些設計更為困難

because they can't knock off the logo.

因為他們不能仿冒品牌標誌

But if you go to Santee Alley, yeah.

但如果你到聖提街

(Laughter) Well, yeah.

沒錯

Canal Street, I know.

還有運河街, 我知道

And sometimes these are fun, right?

這其實還蠻有趣的, 對吧

Now, the reason for this, the reason that the fashion industry

現在, 要來解釋時尚界

doesn't have any copyright protection

沒有任何版權保護法的原因

is because the courts decided long ago

是因為在很久以前法院就決定

that apparel is too utilitarian

由於服裝款式應用範圍太廣

to qualify for copyright protection.

所以無法以版權保護來界定

They didn't want a handful of designers

他們不想讓一群設計師

owning the seminal building blocks of our clothing.

對服裝產業擁有太多影響力

And then everybody else would have to license this cuff or this sleeve

不然大家可能得跑去申請某一袖口樣式

because Joe Blow owns it.

只因為此樣式為Joe Blow所擁有

But too utilitarian? I mean is that the way you think of fashion?

但真的太過實用嗎? 我是指這就是你們對時尚產業的觀感嗎?

This is Vivienne Westwood. No!

這是Vivienne Westwood. 喔不

We think of it as maybe too silly,

我們覺得這也許太愚蠢

too unnecessary.

太不必要了

Now, those of you who are familiar with the logic

現在,熟悉版權保護的

behind copyright protection --

背後操作邏輯的你們

which is that without ownership, there is no incentive to innovate --

也就是認為沒有擁有權,就不會有創新的動機

might be really surprised

可能會很驚訝

by both the critical success of the fashion industry

時尚產業的巨大成功

and the economic success of this industry.

與極大的經濟效益

What I'm going to argue today is that

今天我在這裡所要討論的是

because there's no copyright protection

由於在時尚產業中

in the fashion industry,

並無版權保護規範

fashion designers have actually been able to elevate

時裝設計師其實已經在把

utilitarian design,

我們穿戴在身上的

things to cover our naked bodies,

大眾服裝設計

into something that we consider art.

提升到較高的藝術層面

Because there's no copyright protection

因為在時尚圈

in this industry,

並沒有版權保護

there's a very open and creative

所以這個圈子非常的開放,極具創意性

ecology of creativity.

是創意的孕育箱

Unlike their creative brothers and sisters,

不像其他的藝術型產業

who are sculptors or photographers

利如雕塑或攝影

or filmmakers or musicians,

電影或音樂

fashion designers can sample

時尚設計師可以向其他同儕設計師

from all their peers' designs.

取樣其設計

They can take any element from any garment

他們可以取樣流行史上任一服裝款式

from the history of fashion

的一項元素

and incorporate it into their own design.

並加以融合成自己的設計

They're also notorious for riffing off of the zeitgeist.

他們也喜歡加入當代風潮

And here, I suspect,

這個, 我猜

they were influenced by the costumes in Avatar.

是受到電影阿凡達裡的服裝造型所影響

Maybe just a little.

也許影響不大

Can't copyright a costume either.

電影裡的戲服同樣也不受版權保護

Now, fashion designers have

現在, 服裝設計師擁有

the broadest palette imaginable

最大的想像空間

in this creative industry.

在這個創意產業裡揮灑自如

This wedding dress here

這件新娘禮服

is actually made of sporks,

其實是用塑膠叉子所做成的

and this dress is actually made of aluminum.

而這件洋裝的材質則是用鋁所製的

I've heard this dress actually sort of sounds like wind chimes

當這件洋裝擺動時

as they walk through.

聽起來就像風鈴的聲音

So, one of the magical side effects

所以模仿文化的

of having a culture of copying,

其中一項神奇附加效應

which is really what it is,

其實也就是

is the establishment of trends.

流行風潮的建立

People think this is a magical thing. How does it happen?

大家都覺得這真的很神奇. 這是怎麼發生的呢?

Well, it's because it's legal for people to copy one another.

嗯, 這是因為人們可以合法的相互抄襲

Some people believe that

有些人相信

there are a few people at the top of the fashion food chain

在時尚產業的頂端有幾個人

who sort of dictate to us what we're all going to wear,

將獨裁決定大眾的穿衣規則

but if you talk to any designer at any level,

但如果你跟任一階層的服裝設計師聊過

including these high-end designers,

包括那些知名大牌服裝設計師

they always say

他們總會說

their main inspiration comes from the street:

他們的主要靈感來源是來自於街頭

where people like you and me remix and match

也就是出現在大街上像你我的普羅大眾混搭出

our own fashion looks.

屬於自己的獨特風格

And that's where they really get a lot of their

正是他們得到許多靈感

creative inspiration,

的地方

so it's both a top-down and a bottom-up kind of industry.

所以這其實是個由上到下,從細部到全體都相互關聯的產業

Now, the fast fashion giants have

現在, 就屬平價流行服飾大廠

probably benefited the most

受惠最多

from the lack of copyright protection in the fashion industry.

由於時尚產業並無版權保護的關係

They are notorious for knocking off high-end designs

他們經常抄襲各大精品品牌的設計

and selling them at very low prices.

然後以非常低的售價銷售

And they've been faced with a lot of lawsuits,

他們曾面臨許多法律訴訟

but those lawsuits are usually not won by fashion designers.

但這些案件都跟服裝設計師無關

The courts have said over and over again, "You don't need

法院總不停得重申:

any more intellectual property protection."

你們並不需任何額外的版權保護

When you look at copies like this,

當你看到像這樣的仿冒品

you wonder: How do the luxury high-end brands

你可能會想, 那那些精品名牌

remain in business?

該怎麼生存下去呢?

If you can get it for 200 bucks, why pay a thousand?

如果可以花200元買到, 誰會願意花1000元去買?

Well, that's one reason we had a conference here at USC a few years ago.

事實上,這也是為什麼我們幾年前在U.S.C.這裡舉辦研討會

We invited Tom Ford to come --

我們邀請Tom Ford與會

the conference was called, "Ready to Share:

此研討會稱作:『 與您分享:

Fashion and the Ownership of Creativity" --

時尚與創意擁有權的兩三事』

and we asked him exactly this question.

我們很直接的問他這個問題

Here's what he had to say.

而這是他的回答

He had just come off a successful stint as the lead designer at Gucci,

他那時才剛從古馳光榮地卸下設計總監一職

in case you didn't know.

如果你們不知道的話

Tom Ford: And we found after much research

經過許多研究

that -- actually not much research, quite simple research --

其實沒有太多的研究, 是非常簡單的調查

that the counterfeit customer was not our customer.

我們發現那些購買仿冒品的民眾並不是我們的客戶群

Johanna Blakley: Imagine that.

請想像一下

The people on Santee Alley

在聖提街逛街的人們

are not the ones who shop at Gucci.

並不是在古馳店裡消費的人

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

This is a very different demographic.

這是非常截然不同的消費族群

And, you know, a knock-off is never the same

而且你知道的, 仿冒品

as an original high-end design,

永遠不可能跟真品一樣

at least in terms of the materials; they're always made of cheaper materials.

至少在材料的部份. 仿冒品都是用較為廉價的材質所製

But even sometimes a cheaper version

但有時平價版本

can actually have some charming aspects,

反而有更多的好處

can breathe a little extra life into a dying trend.

可以為欲振乏力的時尚圈帶來一點額外的生機

There's lots of virtues of copying.

抄襲還有許多的優點

One that a lot of cultural critics have pointed to

其中一個是許多文化評論家曾舉出的

is that we now have

就是我們現在

a much broader palette

擁有較多元的設計款式

of design choices to choose from than we ever have before,

可供選擇, 比起從前還要來得多

and this is mainly because of the fast fashion industry, actually.

這主要也是因為平價流行產業崛起的原因

And this is a good thing. We need lots of options.

這真得很好. 我們需要許多不同的選擇

Fashion, whether you like it or not,

時尚, 不管你喜不喜歡

helps you project who you are to the world.

都是幫助你向外展現自己的工具

Because of fast fashion,

由於平價流行服飾

global trends actually get established much more quickly than they used to.

全球流行風潮的形成比以前要來得更為快速

And this, actually, is good news to trendsetters;

而這對決定流行的領導人物是件好事

they want trends to be set

他們希望能帶起流行

so that they can move product.

如此他們才可以將其化為商品販賣

For fashionistas,

而對時尚達人來說

they want to stay ahead of the curve.

他們想要站在流行的前端

They don't want to be wearing what everybody else is wearing.

他們不想穿的跟其他人一樣

And so, they want to move on to the next trend

所以他們希望能趕快進入下一個流行裡

as soon as possible.

越快越好

I tell you, there is no rest for the fashionable.

老實說, 流行界是毫無歇息的

Every season, these designers have to struggle

每一季, 那些設計師都得使盡混身解數

to come up with the new fabulous idea that everybody's going to love.

想出大眾喜愛的設計

And this, let me tell you,

而這,我告訴你

is very good for the bottom line.

這對最後結果是非常好的

Now of course, there's a bunch of effects

現在當然會有很多影響

that this culture of copying has

也就是抄襲文化對創作過程

on the creative process.

所產生的影響

And Stuart Weitzman is a very successful shoe designer.

Stuart Weitzman是非常成功的女鞋設計師

He has complained a lot about people copying him,

他曾多次抱怨他的設計遭人抄襲一事

but in one interview I read,

但在一篇訪談中

he said it has really forced him to up his game.

他提到, 這其實讓他更加把勁於自己的設計上

He had to come up with new ideas,

他得想出新點子

new things that would be hard to copy.

新的做法,讓他的設計難以抄襲

He came up with this Bowden-wedge heel

他設計出這款包登楔型鞋

that has to be made out of steel or titanium;

這款一定得用鋼或鈦來製作

if you make it from some sort of cheaper material,

如果你用較為低廉的材料來製作這款鞋型

it'll actually crack in two.

是會斷成兩半的

It forced him to be a little more innovative. (Music)

這讓他的設計變得更創新

And that actually reminded me

而這也讓我想到

of jazz great, Charlie Parker.

爵士樂的傳奇人物Charlie Parker

I don't know if you've heard this anecdote, but I have.

不知道你們是否有聽過他這段軼事

He said that one of the reasons he invented bebop

他說他發明bebop爵士樂的其中一項原因

was that he was pretty sure

就是他很確定

that white musicians wouldn't be able to replicate the sound. (Laughter)

白人樂手是無法複製出這種聲音的

He wanted to make it too difficult to copy,

他想讓它變得難以模仿

and that's what fashion designers are doing all the time.

這也是服裝設計師們一直在致力的

They're trying to put together

他們試著將

a signature look, an aesthetic

屬於自己的經典裝扮與其特有美學

that reflects who they are.

來呈現出自己身為設計師的本色

When people knock it off, everybody knows

一旦有人抄襲, 大家就會發現

because they've put that look out on the runway,

因為他們把一套套的服裝送上伸展台展示

and it's a coherent aesthetic.

每一套服裝皆相互呼應連貫

I love these Gallianos.

我好愛這些Galliano的作品

Okay, we'll move on. (Laughter)

好的, 我們繼續

This is not unlike the world of comedy.

這其實跟喜劇界一樣

I don't know if you know that jokes

我不知道你們是否知道笑話

also can't be copyright protected.

同樣也沒有版權保護

So when one-liners were really popular,

所以當某一台詞開始流行起來時

everybody stole them from one another.

大家就會開始競相使用

But now, we have a different kind of comic.

但現在的喜劇方式較為不同

They develop a persona,

他們為其人物發展出特有人格

a signature style, much like fashion designers.

一套特有風格, 有點像時裝設計師

And their jokes,

而他們的笑話

much like the fashion designs by a fashion designer,

就如同設計之於時裝設計師一般

really only work within that aesthetic.

得靠獨特的美感才能顯現

If somebody steals a joke

例如,如果有人模仿Larry David

from Larry David, for instance,

所講的笑話的話

it's not as funny.

那就會變得不好笑

Now, the other thing that fashion designers have done

現在另一個時裝設計師努力在

to survive in this culture of copying

此抄襲文化底下生存的方法

is they've learned how to copy themselves.

是他們學到如何模仿自己

They knock themselves off.

他們抄襲自己的設計

They make deals with the fast fashion giants

與平價流行服裝大廠合作

and they come up with a way to sell their product

他們想出新的方式來銷售他們的設計

to a whole new demographic:

拓展至一全新不同的消費族群

the Santee Alley demographic.

也就是聖提街消費族群

Now, some fashion designers will say,

現在有些時裝設計師會表示

"It's only in the United States that we don't have any respect.

『只有在美國, 時裝設計未受到重視

In other countries there is protection

在其他國家, 都有對時裝設計

for our artful designs."

給予保護』

But if you take a look at the two other biggest markets in the world,

但如果看一下世界另外兩大市場

it turns out that the protection that's offered

他們所提供的保護

is really ineffectual.

其實並沒有什麼成效

In Japan, for instance, which I think is the third largest market,

例如在日本, 我認為是世界第三大市場

they have a design law; it protects apparel,

他們有設計法規來保護服裝的設計

but the novelty standard is so high,

但要達到申請專利標準的門檻非常高

you have to prove that your garment has never existed before,

你必須能夠證明你的服裝款式未曾發明過

it's totally unique.

它必須是獨一無二的

And that's sort of like

這有點像是

the novelty standard for a U.S. patent,

要申請美國專利的標準

which fashion designers never get --

是服裝設計師不可能申請

rarely get here in the states.

或難以申請到的

In the European Union, they went in the other direction.

在歐盟則是相反

Very low novelty standard,

其門檻非常低

anybody can register anything.

任何人都可以拿任一東西去申請

But even though it's the home of the fast fashion industry

但雖然它是平價流行廠牌的發源地

and you have a lot of luxury designers there,

而且擁有許多精品品牌設計師

they don't register their garments, generally,

他們通常並不會去為他們的服裝去做申請

and there's not a lot of litigation.