I was asked to comment over here by @Love_the_kitz about LBV...here was what i wrote over on the Tracker thread:How is she constantly getting away with selling Disney inspired merch with Disney Characters on it or theme park properties? Surely Disney knows and would of send her a cease and desist by now.
There is no thread for LBV, so sorry for the OT...just an FYI - Maria does not sew or "craft", and they purchased those "super comfy" masks from a factory. Same as the scrunchies, and the recent addition of jewelry they added to their Etsy shop. You can search those items & purchase them on Amazon. Most of their shirt designs are artwork they straight up stole from the internet & printed on their shirts or took clipart & pieced together "art" to print. See Cars Rusteze shirt, Winnie the Pooh characters, Star Wars millennium falcon, etc. She is playing with fire taking endorsements from Thomas Kinkade & ShopHarveys when they are actually licensed & she is not, yet putting her Etsy shop in the spotlight. (I will not dox myself, but I have a licensing background). Just sayin'. Carry on.
To add to this - Maria has a background in tv/media. She is the ultimate sales person. She uses her media background to do their livestreams to sell the mit out of their shop. You can believe whatever anyone claims, but always do so with a grain of salt. Disney & any other licensor doesn't just let you use their license for free. If you have seen anything about Etsy in the recent months, they have gone beyond their original plans of selling handmade goods & have been letting anyone sell anything on their platform. This includes manufactured goods, which LBV has been selling for quite a while, but putting under the section of "Handmade", because Etsy only has a few choices to choose from, which are only "Handmade" "Vintage" or "Supply". I'm sure they are probably nice people, but always keep in mind that people are also trying to make buck any which way they can.