Source: @kelsiecosmic / Instagram
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A Melbourne-based illustrator whose concerns over copycat designs went viral on Instagram says at least two other online platforms have stocked items that mimic her own work.
Kelsie Trainor is the founder of Kelsie Cosmic, an online store offering prints, scarves, phone cases, and other items festooned with her vibrant designs.
After spotting a festival-goer wearing a shirt emblazoned with a pattern eerily similar to one of her own designs, Trainor discovered online marketplace Temu was hosting copycat items without her permission.
An Instagram post detailing the discovery went viral and has now been seen by more than 2 million people.
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