The Best Shirt I Ever Printed - Ep 7 - With Mel Lay
In this episode of The Best T-shirt I Ever Printed, Marshall Atkinson with Atkinson Consulting, learns the story behind former SandiLake Clothing owner Mel Lay, now the creative director for Allmade, regarding the Best T-shirt she ever printed. During the chat, she tells the behind the scenes story of what happens when a major brand copied her design, and what happened next. Learn about copyright infringement, how to protect your intellectual property. Plus a bonus as she describes her advent

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