Hidden Eloise and Paperchase Battle Online Over Design Theft

An interesting DIY copyright battle has been going on since late last week between the stationary firm Paperchase and an artist named Hidden Eloise. The latter claims the former blatantly copied one of her illustrations she’d been selling on Etsy. Paperchase responded by essentially saying, “Nope, we bought our design from a reputable source and we trust they didn’t steal it.” Not being able to spend the money on legal help, Eloise took to Twitter last week, which set off an incredible firestorm against the company, forcing it to scramble to respond.