“Boys Are Stupid†Products Designer Caught in Plagiarism Scandal (Part II)
Background: We launched a successful campaign against “Boys are Stupid†children’s products back in 2003-2004. Our protest against the products–which were designed and created by Todd Goldman and his company David & Goliath–gained international media attention and drove the products out of 3,500 stores, 95% of their worldwide distribution.
Recently I have been contacted by numerous artists, cartoonists, comic strip artists, and others concerning a scandal over Todd Goldman’s alleged plagiarism. Goldman is accused of stealing artwork from other artists–to see the allegedly plagiarized designs and to learn more, click here.
The St. Petersburg Times has a new article out about the Todd Goldman plagiarism scandal:
By S.I. Rosenbaum
May 8, 2007
Todd Goldman has admitted copying the work of a cartoonist named David Kelly. He and Kelly have reached a settlement, according to Goldman’s press agency. But on the Internet, the public shaming continues.
CLEARWATER – It was a kitty. Or maybe a squirrel. Either way, it was cute, and it was kneeling at a cute little bed, with a cute thought balloon over its head that said “Dear God, please make everyone die.”
The image was pure Todd Goldman – the kind of ironic design that built his T-shirt company into a $90-million media business.
There was only one problem: Goldman didn’t draw it.
He copied it, with a few small changes, from the work of a cartoonist named David Kelly.
In March, Goldman sold two oil paintings of the cat/squirrel for about $5, 000 each. In April, when Kelly found out about the paintings, he denounced Goldman as an art thief on a Web site.
What followed was an superheated Internet explosion.
Hundreds of angry artists and designers tore into Goldman’s work, calling him a fake and a hack. (more…)
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May 9th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Goes to character. Nuff said.
May 9th, 2007 at 8:03 am
Todd Goldman showed his true “character” far before he was caught at plagiarism. I’m also not surprised that such a person would also steal another’s work.