Dang, lookin forward to the day that you can get two day shipping on a 100% guaranteed no rejection liver or kidney. It IS dystopian in a lot of ways, but like... it’d be a perk.
@@SunflowerSpotlight the tests for manufactured livers require the DNA of the recipient, so you would have to send in a sample, then get 2 day shipping
Rebecca Koch After that tech took off, I could see something following on its heels for privacy conscious consumers, paying a premium for a grow kit. That way, they buy the scaffolding for the liver and can set its growth in motion themselves, without having to hand off their DNA, which the companies would use to offset their costs, by selling it to other companies for information or whatever other reason. Of course, by then laser printed organs would maybe also be a thing. 🤔
@@SunflowerSpotlight 3d printers are actually being used in tests for the structure. We are at least 10 years away from usable manufactured livers, and longer for other organs that are less hardy
Have you tried contacting amazon? it's also their problem that your photo is on their website. With a lot of contacts and followers - can nobody help? know someone who can help?? This is unacceptable.
I found one listing using her photos on Amazon and it’s actually touted as “Amazon’s choice.” Jfc. It’s from a company called Artemis Hair, which my husband found out is located in Houston, Texas. I wonder if she can contact them directly? Or even contact a lawyer in the US that doesn’t get paid until you win. I know it’s not getting every seller but it’s something. :/ Could possibly spread word that she’s successfully gone after one company and maybe get others to preemptively take her photos down.
There's a link for reporting incorrect product information on Amazon. If they can't sell through Amazon then they can't sell. The fact that they are selling using an image that isn't using the product is obviously dishonest.
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Amazon actually takes copyright claims or IP claims quite seriously. You can file a claim or report.
Amalia González Well, they can’t take it that seriously because they aren’t doing anything to fix the problem. She clearly stated that she attempted to contact them and got absolutely no response. So.... How serious are they really? They talk up a good game but don’t follow through with actually doing what they claim they will...
I found one as a top choice on amazon as well. I reported to amazon under their claims. You can google to find out how. You can also report amazon to BBB in USA as false advertising.
I've tried that with several other companies, but never had any of the invoices paid. They just ignore it, of course. And there's no way for me to force them to pay me (that would put me back in international law 😭)
@@Loepsie honestly.......i feel like the lawsuit would be worth your time because U CAN WIN THIS, theres proof of them using your face without your consent.
@@seacyren161 honestly the company would probably just fold and leave her with lawyer bills and hours of wasted time, which is actually the worst part since shes self employed
This is highkey enraging but also I hope anyone who does feel the uncontrollable need to buy these bangs at least does so through your affiliate link so at least you get compensated slightly whether the manufacturer likes it or not 😎
@@MileyCrazyLoud I think you can only participate in the affiliate program if amazon has a marketplace in your country. They only started an iniative to expand to the Netherlands last fall (at least that is what I understood from a news article) but so far they are still send to the German site which actually takes part in the affiliate program. Not sure if it works for anyone who does not reside in Germany or has a German bank account.
Well since you bought it you could now leave a review stating who you are and what you are doing. Make clear that they never contacted you and you never gave permission. But I also think your chances are better writing to amazon instead of the producer. There are laws about using someones picture for advertising.
Most likely they would just take the comments down. This is done to alot of creators. Some even have made video's about their pictures being used on dating sites.
Negative reviews are being taken down on Amazon. This wouldn't work unfortunately. Suing the company would be ideal but with how big Amazon, she would be wasting her time. It is a shame she is put in these situations.
@@katelynblakeley2417 Negative reviews are not being removed. False reviews, paid reviews, and suspicious reviews are being removed. Most of the reviews are 5*, and are paid for by the seller, which violates amazon TOS for both buyers being paid for the reviews, and sellers for paying for them. A lot of people who have been caught doing paid reviews have been banned from leaving reviews, and the sellers who have paid reviews/ have suspicious review activity have lost their ability to sell on Amazon. Better to look into whats happening rather than leave false information :)
Oh yeah, the threading one, right? 😂 Sent them several emails as well (even had my management send them emails) but same issue, nothing happens to them if they just ignore it and I don't have the funds to force them 🙄
I feel your pain! There are several Chinese websites that sell "replicas" of my vintage clothing. They take my photos from Instagram and use them as their product photos on their site. Apparently they don't even send the buyer anything! Instagram and Facebook promote these sites in the feed and people are always telling me about them. Sadly, there really is nothing I can do! Instagram does not care at all. I don't know what it is about China- but I feel like these companies are untouchable.
The Prairie Misfit China doesn’t have laws that protect intellectual property.... that’s why there are so many copies of things made China. It’s annoying. They can basically do whatever they want and won’t get punished for it.
I still found the listing in the German Amazon and contacted their customer service about it. Let‘s see what happens. Why don‘t we all flood those platforms with the claim that these pictures are used without permission?
Do a burn test to see if is actually human hair or plastic, like you would do with fabric to determine the fiber content (like Bernadette did in her video also, as I just remember 😄)
She kind of did! She doesn't need to set the bangs on fire to test if it's plastic (although Bernadette setting her dress on fire was ICONIC) the heat from the hair iron that she used to style the bangs likely would have melted the hair if it was plastic.
@@Caroline28483 not necessarily, new decent-quality synthetic wigs are usually heat resistant nowadays (good quality costume wigs can be styled with curlers and straighteners). That said, heat-resistant wig fiber is still a little bit thicker and stiffer than these, so I do think it was probably human hair.
What's the fire test? I'm imagining and it's unplesent in all aspects. So you set a couple hairs on fire and just wait for which foul smell emerges? Burning plastic smell or burning real hair smell? :S
@@chystal9161 burning hair, or just simply hair under a lot of heat exhumes the same smell as burnt or fried egg, as they are both protein-made. Burnt plastic, on the other hand, would smell like chemicals, which is pretty distinctive on its own (Like cheap clothing).
Carolina Kobayashi They’re made of different types of proteins. I don’t know if you’ve ever smelled burnt hair, but it does not smell like fried eggs. Keratin gives off a sulphuric smell when burnt.
About the Amazon vs Ali Express price difference and being worried that they were the same product but Amazon was marking it up significantly. There's a very very real chance the same product listings on Amazon and Ali Express are completely different products using the same photos. If they're scummy enough to use someone's photos without permission, I have no doubt they are scummy enough to send different products out under the same listing. It's actually happened quite a bit with sites like Ali Express and Wish where a company will have one product and multiple completely different listings for it to lure in more customers. For example, they may only have a 10×6 notebook but have three listings one for a 9×6 one for a 10×6 and another for an 10×5 and ship their 10×6 regardless of what is actually ordered. Many customers wint care about the slight size difference and just be happy about the low price. Take that to an extreme with products like bangs. Maybe you did recieve a high quality product, but that may be luck of the draw and somewhere out there someone's getting a brown cheerleading pom pom cut up to sorta look like bangs. That's why your viewers shouldn't buy this product even though your review for it wasn't so harsh. Because there's a good chance the product you bought and the product they will be buying are completely different.
Ugh. I have stolen photos (of my photography prints on Etsy) on Aliexpress. It makes me so mad... I can’t stand these people. I just hope people make better choices as buyers. 😪
In Germany there are non profits for protection of individuals (against landlords, corporations ect.) Setting up something for creator protection /copyright would be something many of us would surely support... if I had any clue how to do that I would love to help😅 (or set it up independently).
Ah, feel so bad for you. Do you use watermarks for your prints? ...though i know people with good enough photoshop skills would probably be able to fix it anyway....I just don't understand why they have to take others work or pictures to sell their stuff....it's so unoriginal and stupid to do.
Tori Marene Thanks. No I don’t since they don’t help much. I do upload lower quality photos to my Etsy for the example images, which is what they took so it doesn’t make much sense. They’re trying to sell large prints of low res files. I can’t even imagine what that would turn out like..
I just watched a video about counterfeit makeup and how dangerous it is. I hate that it’s very difficult to find out where a product is being shipped from on Amazon. I was sent a cheap, knockoff hairdryer (fire hazard) from Korea that had said it was the real brand and delivered in less than a week. Lies. They never answered me. Amazon didn’t answer me. Ebay, Etsy...you can filter “ships from” but Amazon is abetting counterfeiting from Asia.
I don't buy cosmetics/skincare from Amazon because even if you buy from a legitimate seller Amazon stores all of the similar merchandise together without labelling which product belongs to which seller. So bootlegs are stored with legitimate products with no identifying info. It's basically a crapshoot then if the bootleg is taken off the shelf, or the real product is.
I've decided (for various reasons, including the one you're describing) to just buy stuff directly from company websites or a specialized retailer (like ulta). Most offer free shipping anyway.
I have been buying directly for a few months and, thanks to far more sites taking PayPal, it’s been quick and easy. Amazon is not the only quick-click way of shopping any more. Woot!
The editing afterword is very important and needs to be talked about more. Products are made cheaper by cutting corners, and the first corners are workers and materials.
I cut my hairs and bangs using your tutorials and recently when I was going for my bridal package in parlour... The people there including their hair expert said that I have lovely haircut that suits me... Thanks to you... All credit goes to you 💖
Ugh! Hate that they get away with that. Stinks that they damage TH-camrs' brands. You're one of my faves and I look forward to seeing what you have coming up in 2020!
I actually saw a bernadette banner video where they stole her image and mad a cheap polyestwr version of a 15th century she spent weeks on and sold it for way less than what she spent on the original gown
Yo! You should be able to contact Amazon directly they are a US company. Aliexpress may be less helpful being a Chinese company (China is notorious about not caring about copyright and they tend to protect domestic businesses).
I have to say I have seen your photo as well. I worked with aisi hair and quit cause they used my photo without permission. I made them pay me or I was going to tell Amazon they give full refund on their products in exchange for reviews. They paid me alright. I dont care. They wanna play dirty I can too.
you handled the situation as professionally and sympathetically as you could - thank you for recognising the poor working conditions and the real victims not even being the consumers, but the people giving up their hair for pennies to feed their kids and the folks who need to slave away to market it to us
I'm shocked that you popped up to my recommendations. I would never forget your face since the sock bun secret video that you did was one of the first youtube video that I've ever watched. It's so nice to see that you are still on youtube omg time flies really fast.
I always get cautious when companies don’t credit the models wearing their products, there’s so many cases of companies stealing creators’ images to promote products
You need to make these into merch yourself and out-sell the fake ones! 😂😂 Seriously though, that's not right what they are getting away with. Hopefully the laws change soon to make it easier for you to sue as it's a big problem. Not to mention crime! Love from Edinburgh 💙🏴💙
This is actually a great idea! @loepsie is so well known for hair tutorials that it would make sense for her to get into hair pieces or hair accessories!
I loved that you talked not only about how bad it's that they use your image to sell without your consent, but also about these websites, their prices and the relationship with the working conditions they handle. Is not ethical and that you spread awareness about that I consider it very important, so thank you very much.
This video idea cracks me up so much LOL! That being said, I definitely agree with all that was said towards the end of the video. Still got a good laugh at you buying your own bangs and comparing it to your own XD
To be honest I think that even with the styling they still look a bit awkward, I much prefer your regular lovely bangs. And I am very happy you added that note at the end, these products always make me suspicious of what is behind them, how they were made and where the hair came from.
I'm always up for a nice Bernadette Banner reference. Companies like that really irritate me and I'd never buy it, but it was so funny to watch you try them on 😂 Thank you for all your hard work 🌱
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Another fascinating video. I saw Bernadette's video as well. It is so frustrating to me to see these companies steal someone else's ideas. It has happened to me a few times with my art. But, my art has a VERY niche clientele. You can report them to Amazon though. A few people have done that and it has helped some. Love your videos very much. Always a fun watch. 👍💙💙😀
Ugh that really sucks! And thank you for including your thoughts on Amazon, so many people order stuff that's way too cheap from across the globe and while it's convenient, it's important that we stay conscious and realize we don't need to do that all the time!
Thank you for bringing awareness to this problem of yours. I really dislike that these sellers use your face for their purpose and you cant do things against it. I am now going to write reviews in Amazon on products with your face stating that your face was used without permission. Maybe we as your loyal viewers can help with this issue by respectfully bringing awareness of your situation.
She can still have a lawyer send a cease and desist or similar strongly worded letter about infringing copyright (her face, her brand). There are options besides just lawsuit!
I don't think I'd call making a video for a subscriber base of over 600,000 staying quiet. But, yeah, there may be more that would be appropriate & attainable.
a) Have you ever tried to do this and succeeded? You act like it's easy and it seems like you think Amazon actually cares. Perhaps you could get the ball rolling and go and report this seller to Amazon and let us know if you recieve a helpful response? My guess is she'd probably need half her subscribers to send complaints before they actually do anything. b) She explained that the same seller is selling outside of Amazon as well on even less reputable sites.
Psych IRL did a video about a year ago about something like this companies using big creators likenesses for their brands it's alot harder than you think to make them take it down.
It’s hard enough doing something like that from within the US, but considering the fact that she doesn’t even live in the US, the international aspect makes it even more of a hassle
Bernadette Banner had the exact same experience with a medieval gown she spent MONTHS painstakingly stitching as per original practice, and made a hilarious video roasting the knockoff that someone was selling using photos of her beautiful creation. I admire your integrity and wish more people (and companies!) were like you.
While you are right saying it is better to buy locally, sometimes the stuff you buy locally is also made in China and has been shipped around half the globe so its not necessarily better. Buying local is good but it's best if it's also produced locally. I get its weird to be able to buy this off aliexpress for 1 dollar, the 15 dollar one you buy in your local store might be exactly the same and has also been shipped from China.
you and us could post negative reviews that this store uses your pictures without your permission, including us contacting amazon until its too loud to ignore 👊🏻
Have you tried contacting Amazon directly, or tweeting at them? I know it sounds silly, but sometimes companies pay more attention to their social media feeds than emails. While you can't prevent the source company from putting this stuff on other sites, you may be able to get the picture removed from Amazon at least.
You are wonderful. I will admit to buying from Amazon and Wish. With Amazon it’s sometimes the only way I can get items because going out to a retail store is mentally difficult for me. I get back from buying groceries or pet products, things I have to venture out into crowds or well lit stores with bright packaging and tight aisles and I collapse when I get home.
I've send a review about the amazon product (with your pic) and the review got cancelled because they didn't like it. It's so unfair all this and i'm a photographer and also my pics are used online without credits. I understand. I've know written to amazon.de (i have an account there) about this. Very curious if they'll respond or not.
Yes. Write a review but tell them how bad they suck and write a scathing review. 😂 If they ask you to remove it don't. If they remove it, put a other one up
Also there are women in poorer cities, towns and etc in countries in the east that actually get there hair stolen by being grabbed and their hair cut on the streets. My husband has told me this had happened in Vietnam where women from small tribes were cautious about wearing ponytails because people would grab them and chop it off to sell their hair for cheap to sketchy wig companies. A wig company in NYC also brings light to this problem. That’s what I think of when I see these cheap human hair brands. It makes me very sad that people actually purchase these.
It really annoys me that they think it's okay to do this . Sadly they get away with it because a lot of youtubers cannot afford to take them to court . I totally agree with you Lucy .
ive done a lot of research about selling products on amazon (FBA selling.) One thing sellers do is they usually buy the product in bulk from Aliexpress or Alibaba (china) for very cheap and rebrand it and sell it for a much higher price on amazon. So most of the time products on amazon come from china. But sometimes sellers do use a manufacturer in the US or somewhere else. Also it's very, very common for them to use pictures either from the manufacturer or online. So i'm not sure if they will do anything about this, especially if the picture is on the manufacturers website. You could probably try messaging the seller directly to remove it. I'm sure they would as they dont want to risk their product getting negative reviews or anything
Oh my yes I know those sellers and they used my photo on an ad as well lol oh my oh my! I will tell them they better watch tf out. Not cool at all and those bangs suck.
Wow, interesting that that is not taken down. I reported in Aliexpress about stolen enamel pin design by the designer I know, and added pictures from the original designer's website and it didn't take many days and the product was taken down.
As someone who has quite a bit of family that works at amazon, working conditions 100 percent depend on the place you are working. Most of their workers are happy with their jobs and the same is true with my family. It has a lot of benefits and promotions are easy if you stick with it. Conditions definitely vary depending on where you are.
*PLEASE Share the link with us and we all should leave a comment on Amazon! If EVERYONE speaks up it will help to prevent this scam! Another TH-camr who sews bought a cheap knock off of a Victorian costume she hand tailored from a Chinese company that used her image without her permission. Doesn't TH-cam have laws protecting this?
We need a toturial on how to keep bangs looking good when you have wind messing everything up 😂 honestly i have an insecurity with my forehead and i feel i look super weird when they fly other ways help 😭
You should contact Amazon. It is not ok that your picture is being used without your consent. They are not allowed to do that. We will back you up if there is an issue. Companies dont like it when followers in the thousands say something as well and bring negative image to them. But now that you have made this public, it will get attention and they might do something.
It really speaks to your character that you actually care about being associated with a brand that is most likely using advantage of terrible labor conditions! ❤️
Even if you were able to get the listings taken down on both Amazon and Ali Express new stores can easily pop up using the same image again. The only real way individuals can make a difference, which you pointed out in the video, is to stop using them all together. I stopped using Amazon after the controversy regarding their working conditions and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.
In case you're interested I haven't been able to find these on the French Amazon. But there were others with other pictures of very famous actresses which is riddiculous...
Pro bono is rough. We get so many pro bono requests...it would literally mean i work without pay forever. Lawyers deserve pay with the amount of schooling and constant classes they have to take. You can negotiate them only getting paid if you win and they get a percentage of winnings. You can also include legal costs in your suit. Would you would for free on super intense research cases? No. Pro bono should be reserved for organizations that really need it like NPOs who rely on donations to help others.
Oh, no! I'm sorry this happened to you. Maybe you would have better luck contacting the websites where they're selling the bangs, rather than the company that obviously doesn't care about the law. It would be a lot of work, but maybe they would realize eventually that it was not working to use your image. (Not that that would solve the bigger issues you mentioned at the end, though.)
It wouldn't matter really sadly enough. If she got them to take it down on one website another would pop up somewhere else. I have seen this happen with make up youtubers.
That's such a shame. I feel like some more respectable sites, like Amazon, will respect copyright law, so it's possible that at least Amazon would remove the listing. That's totally true the scammy companies will just sell it elsewhere, though.
Even if you can’t actually go through with an international lawsuit, you should try threatening to sue. I bet at least a few of them would back down after being threatened with a lawsuit.
When/if you *do* find a product like this that you *can* support, you should let us know! I always want to play around with bangs, but not for keeps. This video is making me consider how hard it could possibly be to craft one with our own hair?
Hello Loepsie, I enjoy your presentations so very much. Would you or have you ever recreated Mona Lisa and her mysterious smile as in the famous painting ? You are amazing 🌷
Many individual sellers sell products from Amazon. There are thousands of listings and Amazon can't really keep up with every picture posted on their listings. I understand your frustration though. I work at Amazon in the US and we ship to all over the world from just one building. I think you should try writing to the seller directly if Amazon customer service does not respond.
the hair is cut in religious ceremonies in India where young women have their braids cut off and donated to the altar (so the hair is FREE, and usually made into Black Hair Extensions in America).... but a strip of bangs are made on a machine (so charging $1 is nothing if you run it off like one would make "tassling by the yard"- it would NOT BE MADE BY HAND). Young Chinese men sweated in a fossil fuel factory all day making those bangs~ but they have to have a quality of life too~ thank you for posting this conflict Loepsie
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Ordering your own body parts from Amazon is the next level of sci-fi distopia
Dang, lookin forward to the day that you can get two day shipping on a 100% guaranteed no rejection liver or kidney. It IS dystopian in a lot of ways, but like... it’d be a perk.
@@SunflowerSpotlight the tests for manufactured livers require the DNA of the recipient,
so you would have to send in a sample, then get 2 day shipping
Rebecca Koch After that tech took off, I could see something following on its heels for privacy conscious consumers, paying a premium for a grow kit. That way, they buy the scaffolding for the liver and can set its growth in motion themselves, without having to hand off their DNA, which the companies would use to offset their costs, by selling it to other companies for information or whatever other reason.
Of course, by then laser printed organs would maybe also be a thing. 🤔
*utopia
@@SunflowerSpotlight 3d printers are actually being used in tests for the structure. We are at least 10 years away from usable manufactured livers, and longer for other organs that are less hardy
Have you tried contacting amazon? it's also their problem that your photo is on their website.
With a lot of contacts and followers - can nobody help? know someone who can help??
This is unacceptable.
I found one listing using her photos on Amazon and it’s actually touted as “Amazon’s choice.” Jfc. It’s from a company called Artemis Hair, which my husband found out is located in Houston, Texas. I wonder if she can contact them directly? Or even contact a lawyer in the US that doesn’t get paid until you win. I know it’s not getting every seller but it’s something. :/ Could possibly spread word that she’s successfully gone after one company and maybe get others to preemptively take her photos down.
There's a link for reporting incorrect product information on Amazon. If they can't sell through Amazon then they can't sell. The fact that they are selling using an image that isn't using the product is obviously dishonest.
Amazon actually takes copyright claims or IP claims quite seriously. You can file a claim or report.
Amalia González Well, they can’t take it that seriously because they aren’t doing anything to fix the problem. She clearly stated that she attempted to contact them and got absolutely no response. So.... How serious are they really? They talk up a good game but don’t follow through with actually doing what they claim they will...
I found one as a top choice on amazon as well. I reported to amazon under their claims. You can google to find out how. You can also report amazon to BBB in USA as false advertising.
You should send them a bill to pay you for using your face.
I've tried that with several other companies, but never had any of the invoices paid. They just ignore it, of course. And there's no way for me to force them to pay me (that would put me back in international law 😭)
I told her I threatened to tell Amazon they pay refunds to get reviews. Amazon will take their store down. They paid me really fast.
@@Loepsie yes there is. Tell them you'll tell Amazon they pay people to do fake reviews and it will shake them to their core. I'm telling ya.
@@Loepsie honestly.......i feel like the lawsuit would be worth your time because U CAN WIN THIS, theres proof of them using your face without your consent.
@@seacyren161 honestly the company would probably just fold and leave her with lawyer bills and hours of wasted time, which is actually the worst part since shes self employed
This is the level of bang dominance I think we all strive to achieve. You are peak bang.
😂😂
Stole the words right out of my mouth.
This is highkey enraging but also I hope anyone who does feel the uncontrollable need to buy these bangs at least does so through your affiliate link so at least you get compensated slightly whether the manufacturer likes it or not 😎
I can't get Amazon affiliate links 'cause I'm not in the US 😭 Tried it a while back but seems I can't take that route either 😅
Bernadette It is enraging that a scam brand stole your dress designs too!! I really hope Amazon do something
The fact that the brands have no shame. Makes me so upset
@@Loepsie Hannah Witton (british youtuber) has affiliate links!
@@MileyCrazyLoud I think you can only participate in the affiliate program if amazon has a marketplace in your country. They only started an iniative to expand to the Netherlands last fall (at least that is what I understood from a news article) but so far they are still send to the German site which actually takes part in the affiliate program. Not sure if it works for anyone who does not reside in Germany or has a German bank account.
"apparently it's human hair... It's not mine" made my day
Well since you bought it you could now leave a review stating who you are and what you are doing. Make clear that they never contacted you and you never gave permission. But I also think your chances are better writing to amazon instead of the producer. There are laws about using someones picture for advertising.
I think both would be good things to do, if she feels like bothering to take the time.
Most likely they would just take the comments down. This is done to alot of creators.
Some even have made video's about their pictures being used on dating sites.
Negative reviews are being taken down on Amazon. This wouldn't work unfortunately. Suing the company would be ideal but with how big Amazon, she would be wasting her time. It is a shame she is put in these situations.
Grear idea!
@@katelynblakeley2417 Negative reviews are not being removed. False reviews, paid reviews, and suspicious reviews are being removed. Most of the reviews are 5*, and are paid for by the seller, which violates amazon TOS for both buyers being paid for the reviews, and sellers for paying for them. A lot of people who have been caught doing paid reviews have been banned from leaving reviews, and the sellers who have paid reviews/ have suspicious review activity have lost their ability to sell on Amazon. Better to look into whats happening rather than leave false information :)
There’s actually a salon that has your face on their window here in the US i walked past it and did a double take
Oh yeah, the threading one, right? 😂 Sent them several emails as well (even had my management send them emails) but same issue, nothing happens to them if they just ignore it and I don't have the funds to force them 🙄
Please go into that store and ask them directly about the Photo 😂😂😂
@@Loepsie find a good lawyer, many of them will only collect money if you win.
@@Dorlinedainwen Can't imagine any lawyer taking on a case like this though. They're not gonna get any money out of it.
I would walk in and be like "sooooo, did you get that person's permission to use their photo?"
I feel your pain! There are several Chinese websites that sell "replicas" of my vintage clothing. They take my photos from Instagram and use them as their product photos on their site. Apparently they don't even send the buyer anything! Instagram and Facebook promote these sites in the feed and people are always telling me about them. Sadly, there really is nothing I can do! Instagram does not care at all. I don't know what it is about China- but I feel like these companies are untouchable.
Maybe put a watermark on your pictutes
maybe don't attach a couple companies to a whole country?
china doesn't give a fu
bookishfawn lol yeah the subtle xenophobia hopped out there
The Prairie Misfit China doesn’t have laws that protect intellectual property.... that’s why there are so many copies of things made China. It’s annoying. They can basically do whatever they want and won’t get punished for it.
I still found the listing in the German Amazon and contacted their customer service about it. Let‘s see what happens. Why don‘t we all flood those platforms with the claim that these pictures are used without permission?
I would love to know too!
Did you get any reply? I'm curious!
Nothing happened yet, I‘m sorry. All we can do is continuing to report those pages time and again.
Caro Erdbeerprinzessin well it's nice of you to have tried anyway.
Do a burn test to see if is actually human hair or plastic, like you would do with fabric to determine the fiber content (like Bernadette did in her video also, as I just remember 😄)
She kind of did! She doesn't need to set the bangs on fire to test if it's plastic (although Bernadette setting her dress on fire was ICONIC) the heat from the hair iron that she used to style the bangs likely would have melted the hair if it was plastic.
@@Caroline28483 not necessarily, new decent-quality synthetic wigs are usually heat resistant nowadays (good quality costume wigs can be styled with curlers and straighteners). That said, heat-resistant wig fiber is still a little bit thicker and stiffer than these, so I do think it was probably human hair.
What's the fire test? I'm imagining and it's unplesent in all aspects.
So you set a couple hairs on fire and just wait for which foul smell emerges? Burning plastic smell or burning real hair smell? :S
@@chystal9161 burning hair, or just simply hair under a lot of heat exhumes the same smell as burnt or fried egg, as they are both protein-made. Burnt plastic, on the other hand, would smell like chemicals, which is pretty distinctive on its own (Like cheap clothing).
Carolina Kobayashi They’re made of different types of proteins. I don’t know if you’ve ever smelled burnt hair, but it does not smell like fried eggs. Keratin gives off a sulphuric smell when burnt.
About the Amazon vs Ali Express price difference and being worried that they were the same product but Amazon was marking it up significantly. There's a very very real chance the same product listings on Amazon and Ali Express are completely different products using the same photos. If they're scummy enough to use someone's photos without permission, I have no doubt they are scummy enough to send different products out under the same listing. It's actually happened quite a bit with sites like Ali Express and Wish where a company will have one product and multiple completely different listings for it to lure in more customers.
For example, they may only have a 10×6 notebook but have three listings one for a 9×6 one for a 10×6 and another for an 10×5 and ship their 10×6 regardless of what is actually ordered. Many customers wint care about the slight size difference and just be happy about the low price.
Take that to an extreme with products like bangs. Maybe you did recieve a high quality product, but that may be luck of the draw and somewhere out there someone's getting a brown cheerleading pom pom cut up to sorta look like bangs.
That's why your viewers shouldn't buy this product even though your review for it wasn't so harsh. Because there's a good chance the product you bought and the product they will be buying are completely different.
Ugh. I have stolen photos (of my photography prints on Etsy) on Aliexpress. It makes me so mad... I can’t stand these people. I just hope people make better choices as buyers. 😪
Ohh no, that's horrible :(
In Germany there are non profits for protection of individuals (against landlords, corporations ect.) Setting up something for creator protection /copyright would be something many of us would surely support... if I had any clue how to do that I would love to help😅
(or set it up independently).
Ah, feel so bad for you. Do you use watermarks for your prints? ...though i know people with good enough photoshop skills would probably be able to fix it anyway....I just don't understand why they have to take others work or pictures to sell their stuff....it's so unoriginal and stupid to do.
Tori Marene Thanks. No I don’t since they don’t help much. I do upload lower quality photos to my Etsy for the example images, which is what they took so it doesn’t make much sense. They’re trying to sell large prints of low res files. I can’t even imagine what that would turn out like..
@@Courtney6 I wish the best for you and really hope karma will hit them at some point if that exists.
I just watched a video about counterfeit makeup and how dangerous it is. I hate that it’s very difficult to find out where a product is being shipped from on Amazon. I was sent a cheap, knockoff hairdryer (fire hazard) from Korea that had said it was the real brand and delivered in less than a week. Lies. They never answered me. Amazon didn’t answer me. Ebay, Etsy...you can filter “ships from” but Amazon is abetting counterfeiting from Asia.
I don't buy cosmetics/skincare from Amazon because even if you buy from a legitimate seller Amazon stores all of the similar merchandise together without labelling which product belongs to which seller. So bootlegs are stored with legitimate products with no identifying info. It's basically a crapshoot then if the bootleg is taken off the shelf, or the real product is.
And this, along with the abysmal working conditions for the employees, is why i never order from amazon anymore.
I've decided (for various reasons, including the one you're describing) to just buy stuff directly from company websites or a specialized retailer (like ulta). Most offer free shipping anyway.
I have been buying directly for a few months and, thanks to far more sites taking PayPal, it’s been quick and easy. Amazon is not the only quick-click way of shopping any more. Woot!
You should retake the photo they used and do expectation vs reality
And put it in the amazon review ;) they cant do much to change it
@@Treytinoxo 🤣
Them being not half bad is worse because what a missed opportunity.
The editing afterword is very important and needs to be talked about more. Products are made cheaper by cutting corners, and the first corners are workers and materials.
I cut my hairs and bangs using your tutorials and recently when I was going for my bridal package in parlour... The people there including their hair expert said that I have lovely haircut that suits me... Thanks to you... All credit goes to you 💖
Ugh! Hate that they get away with that. Stinks that they damage TH-camrs' brands. You're one of my faves and I look forward to seeing what you have coming up in 2020!
I actually saw a bernadette banner video where they stole her image and mad a cheap polyestwr version of a 15th century she spent weeks on and sold it for way less than what she spent on the original gown
@@renialatrice Yes! Same, I saw that too. She also did a great job demonstrating this dilemma to her viewers.
So technically, if they take a new screenshot now, you will be wearing their product 🤔🤔🤔
Yo! You should be able to contact Amazon directly they are a US company. Aliexpress may be less helpful being a Chinese company (China is notorious about not caring about copyright and they tend to protect domestic businesses).
I have to say I have seen your photo as well. I worked with aisi hair and quit cause they used my photo without permission. I made them pay me or I was going to tell Amazon they give full refund on their products in exchange for reviews. They paid me alright. I dont care. They wanna play dirty I can too.
You go girl!! 👍
you handled the situation as professionally and sympathetically as you could - thank you for recognising the poor working conditions and the real victims not even being the consumers, but the people giving up their hair for pennies to feed their kids and the folks who need to slave away to market it to us
I think you should post a photo of you with the bangs on their Amazon because that would be peak hilarity!
YES!! In the reviews section
I'm really glad you put that bit at the end. It's very insightful and changed the way I think about where/who I purchase from. Thank you.
Your statement on ethical consumption is so spot on!!! Loved this ❤️
I'm shocked that you popped up to my recommendations. I would never forget your face since the sock bun secret video that you did was one of the first youtube video that I've ever watched. It's so nice to see that you are still on youtube omg time flies really fast.
I always get cautious when companies don’t credit the models wearing their products, there’s so many cases of companies stealing creators’ images to promote products
You need to make these into merch yourself and out-sell the fake ones! 😂😂 Seriously though, that's not right what they are getting away with. Hopefully the laws change soon to make it easier for you to sue as it's a big problem. Not to mention crime! Love from Edinburgh 💙🏴💙
This is actually a great idea! @loepsie is so well known for hair tutorials that it would make sense for her to get into hair pieces or hair accessories!
I loved that you talked not only about how bad it's that they use your image to sell without your consent, but also about these websites, their prices and the relationship with the working conditions they handle. Is not ethical and that you spread awareness about that I consider it very important, so thank you very much.
I love you. You are def my fave and they aren't bad but it does suck that companies can do this and you have no way to stop it.
Good on you for having such a good sense of humour about it!
This video idea cracks me up so much LOL! That being said, I definitely agree with all that was said towards the end of the video. Still got a good laugh at you buying your own bangs and comparing it to your own XD
I love how you are completely honest about this, thanks for taking the time to do it
THIS IS HILARIOUS omg the way you styled it it looks so natural
To be honest I think that even with the styling they still look a bit awkward, I much prefer your regular lovely bangs. And I am very happy you added that note at the end, these products always make me suspicious of what is behind them, how they were made and where the hair came from.
"Okay, I must admit, this does actually look like my bangs *sigh*" lmfao
I'm always up for a nice Bernadette Banner reference. Companies like that really irritate me and I'd never buy it, but it was so funny to watch you try them on 😂 Thank you for all your hard work 🌱
Another fascinating video. I saw Bernadette's video as well. It is so frustrating to me to see these companies steal someone else's ideas. It has happened to me a few times with my art. But, my art has a VERY niche clientele. You can report them to Amazon though. A few people have done that and it has helped some. Love your videos very much. Always a fun watch. 👍💙💙😀
You are the first beauty/fashion TH-camr I have watched who cares about and amplifies the messages of sustainaibilty and workers’ conditions!!
Ugh that really sucks! And thank you for including your thoughts on Amazon, so many people order stuff that's way too cheap from across the globe and while it's convenient, it's important that we stay conscious and realize we don't need to do that all the time!
I am so sorry to hear this! Shocked that Amazon hasn't shut them down!.😜
Thank you for bringing awareness to this problem of yours. I really dislike that these sellers use your face for their purpose and you cant do things against it. I am now going to write reviews in Amazon on products with your face stating that your face was used without permission. Maybe we as your loyal viewers can help with this issue by respectfully bringing awareness of your situation.
I must say sister you are so creative I watched your historical hairstyles and other videos.♥️stay happy
So many conflicting emotions! Thank you for being honest about it
Honey, you should talk to a lawyer they can give you ideas and even help with legal advice and action you can do. But do not stay quiet.
She just said it's too long and expensive to try and sue and get copyright rights from different countries.
She can still have a lawyer send a cease and desist or similar strongly worded letter about infringing copyright (her face, her brand). There are options besides just lawsuit!
@@songbanana8 I agree 💯
I don't think I'd call making a video for a subscriber base of over 600,000 staying quiet. But, yeah, there may be more that would be appropriate & attainable.
I don’t understand why you don’t contact Amazon and threaten lawsuit, they HAVE TO stop the seller from selling there. No brainer.
a) Have you ever tried to do this and succeeded? You act like it's easy and it seems like you think Amazon actually cares. Perhaps you could get the ball rolling and go and report this seller to Amazon and let us know if you recieve a helpful response? My guess is she'd probably need half her subscribers to send complaints before they actually do anything.
b) She explained that the same seller is selling outside of Amazon as well on even less reputable sites.
Psych IRL did a video about a year ago about something like this companies using big creators likenesses for their brands it's alot harder than you think to make them take it down.
It’s hard enough doing something like that from within the US, but considering the fact that she doesn’t even live in the US, the international aspect makes it even more of a hassle
I kind of think big bad company has more money to throw at lawyers than she does.
Yessss!!! More roasting of shady sellers. *rubs hands and cackles*😈
Ohhh the bands colour is so exactly match to your hair !!! 😲
Write a review!! Include that you’re the girl in the picture, include an updated picture of you, include the link to this video.
Bernadette Banner had the exact same experience with a medieval gown she spent MONTHS painstakingly stitching as per original practice, and made a hilarious video roasting the knockoff that someone was selling using photos of her beautiful creation.
I admire your integrity and wish more people (and companies!) were like you.
Yeah that's the one I referenced in the video! 😄
@@Loepsie It makes me very happy know you follow my queen of historical fashion. May you have many happy sewing adventures!
While you are right saying it is better to buy locally, sometimes the stuff you buy locally is also made in China and has been shipped around half the globe so its not necessarily better. Buying local is good but it's best if it's also produced locally. I get its weird to be able to buy this off aliexpress for 1 dollar, the 15 dollar one you buy in your local store might be exactly the same and has also been shipped from China.
👏👏👏great talking at the end! Thank you for that❣️
you and us could post negative reviews that this store uses your pictures without your permission, including us contacting amazon until its too loud to ignore 👊🏻
trust me! the 1€ Pieces are not Human Hair. That you got a good piece was luck.
Amazon is so skeevy. It freaks me out how often this happens.
Have you tried contacting Amazon directly, or tweeting at them? I know it sounds silly, but sometimes companies pay more attention to their social media feeds than emails. While you can't prevent the source company from putting this stuff on other sites, you may be able to get the picture removed from Amazon at least.
this is such a hilarious idea :) thanks for posting
I wonder if Amazon can take it down??
Laine Vee I’m sure they’re able to, whether or not they would if she asked is another matter! 😒
You are wonderful. I will admit to buying from Amazon and Wish. With Amazon it’s sometimes the only way I can get items because going out to a retail store is mentally difficult for me. I get back from buying groceries or pet products, things I have to venture out into crowds or well lit stores with bright packaging and tight aisles and I collapse when I get home.
I’m so sorry this happens to you! I can imagine it is incredibly annoying!!
I've send a review about the amazon product (with your pic) and the review got cancelled because they didn't like it. It's so unfair all this and i'm a photographer and also my pics are used online without credits. I understand. I've know written to amazon.de (i have an account there) about this. Very curious if they'll respond or not.
Yes. Write a review but tell them how bad they suck and write a scathing review. 😂
If they ask you to remove it don't. If they remove it, put a other one up
Also there are women in poorer cities, towns and etc in countries in the east that actually get there hair stolen by being grabbed and their hair cut on the streets. My husband has told me this had happened in Vietnam where women from small tribes were cautious about wearing ponytails because people would grab them and chop it off to sell their hair for cheap to sketchy wig companies. A wig company in NYC also brings light to this problem. That’s what I think of when I see these cheap human hair brands. It makes me very sad that people actually purchase these.
When you turned to the side 4:23 🤣
They aren't trying to just sell bangs.
They r trying to sell HER bangs.
After I saw your bang video I got bangs myself and then hated them on me 😂😂😂😂😂 You’re beautiful!
It really annoys me that they think it's okay to do this . Sadly they get away with it because a lot of youtubers cannot afford to take them to court . I totally agree with you Lucy .
This disclaimer at the end is just perfect!
My mom ordered these from wish for super cheap but like $15 shipping. They looked fine but that site is such a scam
it's *wild* what those kind of sellers do. I've had multiple people have their dog's image stolen and used to sell all kinds of things...!
Because you are a queen of bangs😄. I cut'ed the bangs by watching your video, and now every time when I look in the mirror I remember you 😂😂😂
ive done a lot of research about selling products on amazon (FBA selling.) One thing sellers do is they usually buy the product in bulk from Aliexpress or Alibaba (china) for very cheap and rebrand it and sell it for a much higher price on amazon. So most of the time products on amazon come from china. But sometimes sellers do use a manufacturer in the US or somewhere else. Also it's very, very common for them to use pictures either from the manufacturer or online. So i'm not sure if they will do anything about this, especially if the picture is on the manufacturers website. You could probably try messaging the seller directly to remove it. I'm sure they would as they dont want to risk their product getting negative reviews or anything
Oh my yes I know those sellers and they used my photo on an ad as well lol oh my oh my! I will tell them they better watch tf out. Not cool at all and those bangs suck.
Wow, interesting that that is not taken down. I reported in Aliexpress about stolen enamel pin design by the designer I know, and added pictures from the original designer's website and it didn't take many days and the product was taken down.
This makes me angry. I’m going to see if they’re on amazon in the US and if so complain. Others should too. 😘
As someone who has quite a bit of family that works at amazon, working conditions 100 percent depend on the place you are working. Most of their workers are happy with their jobs and the same is true with my family. It has a lot of benefits and promotions are easy if you stick with it. Conditions definitely vary depending on where you are.
Love those Glasses!
*PLEASE Share the link with us and we all should leave a comment on Amazon! If EVERYONE speaks up it will help to prevent this scam!
Another TH-camr who sews bought a cheap knock off of a Victorian costume she hand tailored from a Chinese company that used her image without her permission.
Doesn't TH-cam have laws protecting this?
We need a toturial on how to keep bangs looking good when you have wind messing everything up 😂 honestly i have an insecurity with my forehead and i feel i look super weird when they fly other ways help 😭
Use hairspray . I know what you mean I have a large forehead too lucky aren't we
You should contact Amazon. It is not ok that your picture is being used without your consent. They are not allowed to do that. We will back you up if there is an issue. Companies dont like it when followers in the thousands say something as well and bring negative image to them. But now that you have made this public, it will get attention and they might do something.
It really speaks to your character that you actually care about being associated with a brand that is most likely using advantage of terrible labor conditions! ❤️
Even if you were able to get the listings taken down on both Amazon and Ali Express new stores can easily pop up using the same image again. The only real way individuals can make a difference, which you pointed out in the video, is to stop using them all together. I stopped using Amazon after the controversy regarding their working conditions and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.
It is just weird ...
Also the plastic so much plastic packaging .
In case you're interested I haven't been able to find these on the French Amazon. But there were others with other pictures of very famous actresses which is riddiculous...
it's time to hire a LAWYER. If you are an influencer you seriously NEED ONE. See if you can find a pro bono one for this case.
Pro bono is rough. We get so many pro bono requests...it would literally mean i work without pay forever. Lawyers deserve pay with the amount of schooling and constant classes they have to take. You can negotiate them only getting paid if you win and they get a percentage of winnings. You can also include legal costs in your suit.
Would you would for free on super intense research cases? No. Pro bono should be reserved for organizations that really need it like NPOs who rely on donations to help others.
Oh, no! I'm sorry this happened to you. Maybe you would have better luck contacting the websites where they're selling the bangs, rather than the company that obviously doesn't care about the law. It would be a lot of work, but maybe they would realize eventually that it was not working to use your image. (Not that that would solve the bigger issues you mentioned at the end, though.)
It wouldn't matter really sadly enough. If she got them to take it down on one website another would pop up somewhere else. I have seen this happen with make up youtubers.
That's such a shame. I feel like some more respectable sites, like Amazon, will respect copyright law, so it's possible that at least Amazon would remove the listing. That's totally true the scammy companies will just sell it elsewhere, though.
Even if you can’t actually go through with an international lawsuit, you should try threatening to sue. I bet at least a few of them would back down after being threatened with a lawsuit.
you look cutteee as always💜
When/if you *do* find a product like this that you *can* support, you should let us know! I always want to play around with bangs, but not for keeps. This video is making me consider how hard it could possibly be to craft one with our own hair?
Lmao this title is just.. so sassy and hilarious
Hello Loepsie, I enjoy your presentations so very much. Would you or have you ever recreated Mona Lisa and her mysterious smile as in the famous painting ? You are amazing 🌷
now they're gonna screenshot this video and put that on the listing
Your hair is amazing.
Don't waste your time trying to contact them, go straight to Amazon, it's up to them to regulate the sellers on their platform.
Many individual sellers sell products from Amazon. There are thousands of listings and Amazon can't really keep up with every picture posted on their listings. I understand your frustration though. I work at Amazon in the US and we ship to all over the world from just one building. I think you should try writing to the seller directly if Amazon customer service does not respond.
You are the most beautiful and humble youtuber ❤️ you should do more vlogs!
the hair is cut in religious ceremonies in India where young women have their braids cut off and donated to the altar (so the hair is FREE, and usually made into Black Hair Extensions in America).... but a strip of bangs are made on a machine (so charging $1 is nothing if you run it off like one would make "tassling by the yard"- it would NOT BE MADE BY HAND). Young Chinese men sweated in a fossil fuel factory all day making those bangs~ but they have to have a quality of life too~ thank you for posting this conflict Loepsie
If this is being sold on Amazon, could you not request Amazon to stop allowing this being sold through them?
Put your @/tag over your bangs. 🤣 I mean with editing but wearing it like a bow or hair accessory would be so funny. Lol
You should link the product so your followers can try to report or comment or whatever you do on Amazon