Critics such as Susan Scafidi, a professor of copyright law at Fordham University, question Forever 21's design process and argue that it is replicating the designs of others [REF].
On January 8, 2015, Canadian media reported on a local, family-owned business in Richmond, British Columbia, Granted Clothing,[REF] whose designer noticed that their sweater designs had been stolen and mass-produced for sale on Forever 21's website [REF].