R.E.Load Apologizes For Skate Art Rip Off

by The Editors on July 31, 2009

Yesterday, Skatedaily.net pointed out a blog post on FreakBeatFuzz regarding Philadelphia-based R.E.Load bag company apparently ripping off skate art from Jim Phillips/Santa Cruz, Hosoi, VCJ/Powell Peralta, and Alien Workshop and selling it on their $200 bike messenger bags.

Thanks to the efforts of the skate community, R.E.Load has pulled the bags and written this letter of apology posted on Skatedaily.net.

[Link: Skatedaily.net and Freakbeatfuzz]

JAF July 31, 2009 at 9:50 am: christ, that’s sacrilege.
stupid July 31, 2009 at 10:23 am: ahhh, just one more instance of biter’s thinking that they are artist’s. Look at there blog on there website, all there bag’s are based off the fame of someone else. (most of the art bag’s anyway). Do original art if you are clamming a art series……or just contact the dam artist who you are stealing art work from first! Biters!
Lew July 31, 2009 at 12:24 pm: How many classic skate graphics were based off pop culture references using corporate logos? Or how many skate videos have used unlicensed, epic soundtracks?

Just sayin’.
don c May 2, 2010 at 8:20 pm: oh no !!!! someone ripping of skate art………i wonder where skate art would be if it wasn’t responsible for ripping off so many works of art themselfs…..