"Let's talk" about T-shirt copyright infringement

WAITSBURG — Last week, “The Times” published a story about Waitsburg resident Tom Elstrom’s efforts to help bridge communication during the election with a “Let’s Talk!” t-shirt. He and his wife Sue posed wearing the shirts, showing Elstrom’s original design. A Republican Elephant and Democrat Donkey face each other with “Let’s Talk!” in a shared word bubble.

Unfortunately, the shirt appeared for sale on over sixty print-on-demand websites after publication. Though all the sites claim their shirts are “Tom Elstrom Let’s Talk! Tee Shirts,” none are connected to Elstrom. In many cases, the “Time...