Woah.

That was an awful surprise to start the week, eh? Never in my life did I expect to encounter such situation. I’m glad it’s all over with.

Jon is a great dude and I have a lot of respect for him. High five for the happy ending + and new friendship.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The statement below has been taken from http://onetwentysix.com/blog/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As many of you read yesterday on our blog, we claimed that the clothing brand Johnny Cupcakes stole pieces of our illustrations for use on a new t-shirt in their current lineup. After many phone calls and discussions between Onetwentysix and Johnny Cupcakes, we’ve finally figured out what happened. Since Johnny Cupcakes the brand has become increasingly popular over the years, its founder (Johnny Cupcakes the man) has of course had to hire people and start doling out responsibilities to other individuals. Unfortunately there are times when something falls through the cracks and it isn’t picked up on until it’s too late. This is one of those scenarios.

While speaking with Johnny Earle, the founder of JC, he let us know that he had no idea that the pieces were stolen from any original artwork produced here at Onetwentysix. The artist who created this piece is a friend and freelance designer of Johnny’s, named Danny Jones, also known as “YASLY” or “You Are So Last Year.” Even though the artist claims to not have used Onetwentysix’s artwork as reference, Johnny has decided to take steps to resolve any doubts, instead of letting the situation be.

Johnny has been nothing short of incredible towards us and this situation though. He obviously understands how it feels to be ripped off (Billabong, Urban Outfitters, Pastry, etc) and he knows that this goes way beyond the issue of monetary gain. Johnny stated, “I pride my brand off homegrown creative originality. I strive to keep our designs fresh and unique. I always want JC fans to be looking forward to what comes next. So you can imagine my surprise and dismay in the current situation. This is really the last thing i expected to happen. Although the outsourced designer, Danny, stands by his design 110% the similarities between the two works do remain. As a result of this, I no longer feel comfortable selling the Freshly Inked t-shirt. Effective immediately, we will be pulling it from out shelves and online shop.” Throughout this whole mess Johnny has been totally sincere and genuine. He’s a stand up individual and deserves credit for trying to iron this out as soon as possible.

After our long discussions, we decided that the best way to handle this situation would be to acknowledge it. We don’t want Johnny to lose any money on this as we know how hard it is to run a business and how production costs can get scary at times, so we agreed on a solution. The shirts are going to be pulled from stock and permanently removed. A portion of the remaining stock of the design in question will be donated to a handful of charities chosen by Johnny Cupcakes and Onetwentysix. Though the situation is disappointing, Johnny Cupcakes and Onetwentysix feel that only positives will come from this agreement.

We thank all of you that helped get our cause in the public eye and we thank Johnny Earle for working so hard to remedy the situation.

1. 

   Hands On Clothing said 4 months ago

   highfives to you for sorting it out!

2. 

   beth said 4 months ago

   I once ate 3 cupcakes at once....they were delish!

   I am going to bike to sprinkles now because of you

   ps- s3nd n00dz

3. 

   DCAY said 4 months ago

   woo-hoo!

4. 

   Hands On Clothing said 4 months ago

   JC, would you be interested in doing a text-based interview for the resource section here?

5. 

   hideouscarwreck said 4 months ago

   kudos. a very selfless decision.

6. 

   kyleisez said 4 months ago

   the fact that danny claims he didnt is pretty funny. Thats good for you though... Good for you

   thanks for the joker shirt. arrived today, sweet batman returns card

7. 

   GhostmakerAZ said 4 months ago

   I could see different designers doing type like that without seeing someone elses work. It wasn’t that unique.

8. 

   horsebites said 4 months ago

   I’m gonna celebrate by eating.

9. 

   greens said 4 months ago

   handled like a gentlemen personally i would have gone with a bitch slap

10. 

    kyleisez said 4 months ago

    I would have shit in your breakfast... seriously

11. 

    Simply Complicated said 4 months ago

    and thats why youre the shit jc haha

12. 

    Mr.Stan Geek said 4 months ago

    Good that everything worked off don’t want people getting the wrong idea

13. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    Danny is still a good friend of mine and he stands by his design 100%. This whole ordeal put me in a weird, tough spot. After weighing everything out I ultimately had to make the best decision for my brand + for all parties.

14. 

    skullface said 4 months ago

    you are the most respectable, JC.

15. 

    molasses4masses said 4 months ago

    You did well. It seems you handled it all professionally, which speaks well of you and your business ethics.

16. 

    quakerninja said 4 months ago

    Damn can I buy you fellas a beer. Crazyness.
    The interwebs is a wild beast. Hope YASLY’s alright. No hard feelings and all that.
    Fuckin A.

17. 

    LitoQ said 4 months ago

    I knew it... and no its not cuz your popular, i mean, i didnt even know about JC until a few months ago... its really commendable tho how u handled the situation at hand... you now have my respect, and rightfully deserve it

18. 

    Aniast said 4 months ago

    What charities are you considering donating to?

19. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    skullface said: you are the most respectable, JC.

    Having and maintaining respect for my brand/life in which I built from the ground up 7 years ago, is more important to me than losing out on selling ANY amount of t-shirts.

20. 

    Hands On Clothing said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    skullface said: you are the most respectable, JC.

    Having and maintaining respect for my brand/life in which I built from the ground up 7 years ago, is more important to me than losing out on selling ANY amount of t-shirts.

    and thats why you get respect here.

21. 

    beth said 4 months ago

    Aniast said: What charities are you considering donating to?

    To Send N00dz on her comp (TSNOHC) foundation! Its like TWLOHA but happier..but lonely...very lonely

22. 

    skull with hair said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Danny is still a good friend of mine and he stands by his design 100%. This whole ordeal put me in a weird, tough spot. After weighing everything out I ultimately had to make the best decision for my brand + for all parties.

    i think that is a great solution and i have a newfound respect for you and your brand as a result. good shit.

23. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    Aniast said: What charities are you considering donating to?

    As far as the handful of charities that we’re going to donate a portion of the pulled t-shirts to, both Jon and I are still gathering those. We’ll definitely keep you posted though. And if you have any suggestions at all, feel free to e-mail them to me at;

    johnny@johnnycupcakes.com

24. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    molasses4masses said: You did well. It seems you handled it all professionally, which speaks well of you and your business ethics.

    Thank you sir.

    I’m just bummed out that I didn’t know about said situation any sooner + that it’s out there on the internet that I’m some big bad hypocrite who did something not so nice, in which put a small dent into the brand I have built.

    It sucks, but the important thing is that everything is resolved with a positive outcome.

25. 

    skull with hair said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    Aniast said: What charities are you considering donating to?

    As far as the handful of charities that we’re going to donate a portion of the pulled t-shirts to, both Jon and I are still gathering those. We’ll definitely keep you posted though. And if you have any suggestions at all, feel free to e-mail them to me at;

    johnny@johnnycupcakes.com

    anything but TWLOHA, inc!!!! donate to NAMBLA before them!!

26. 

    Terror said 4 months ago

    how about the "ethan needs school clothes" fund?
    haha congrats on fixing the mix up. Even though you both are having losses to deal with, at least they’re for a good cause.

27. 

    Ramvere said 4 months ago

    I heard NAMBLA gives out candy... Im sold.

28. 

    M.Eureka said 4 months ago

    ouf!

29. 

    Ouchless said 4 months ago

    I’m starting a kickball league, and in need of kickballs/jerseys. I think that’s an ideal charity to support. Johnny Cupcakes kickballs would be rad.

30. 

    beth said 4 months ago

    I just moved to LA and cant afford clothes...

31. 

    quakerninja said 4 months ago

    Red is white was doing something for the china quake. If thats still on, Would be a great way to help out and form a new friend too.
    http://rediswhite.com/articles/2008/5/1-x-50-000-hope
    Here is the charity link
    http://fiftythousandshirts.com/

32. 

    jimmyheartcore said 4 months ago

    Wow, such an upstanding dude.

    Way to rule, Johnny. Way to rule.

33. 

    Matt Rupp said 4 months ago

    beth said: I just moved to LA and cant afford clothes...

    Dont listen to her. Shes a stripper, she doesnt need clothes.

34. 

    i came from nothing said 4 months ago

    sounds like a good ending

    but the design style has been done b4 many times

35. 

    ryanmiller said 4 months ago

    awesome solution to donate to charity.. this situation couldn’t have been handled any better.

36. 

    Reilly said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Thank you sir. I’m just bummed out that I didn’t know about said situation any sooner + that it’s out there on the internet that I’m some big bad hypocrite who did something not so nice, in which put a small dent into the brand I have built. It sucks, but the important thing is that everything is resolved with a positive outcome.

    I don’t think it dented your brand at all. I made sure in the beginning of the thread here that the blame was not put on you.

    And really, I don’t think the event had much penetration into the public eye.

    The situation has been cleaned up nicely which should only improve your image.

37. 

    LaurieShipley said 4 months ago

    The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back. It’s like you’re unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting...

    Man I’m glad this turned out on a positive note.

38. 

    seibei said 4 months ago

    so stoked that this turned out well - leave it to you to make us all like you even more. Nicely done, Johnny.

39. 

    derekdeal said 4 months ago

    LaurieShipley said: The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back. It’s like you’re unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting... Man I’m glad this turned out on a positive note.

    "is there something you’d like to share with the rest of us amazing larry????!?"

    and good form

40. 

    landshark said 4 months ago

    way to raise raise the bar. you set a good example.

41. 

    justinryan said 4 months ago

    Glad to see this handled the way it was.

    You’re a solid dude. Besides your obvious good intentions with your line, I’ve always admired how selfless you seem to be and the fact that you are drug and alcohol free. If you’re ever in Texas (either Houston, Austin or San Antonio), hit me up.

42. 

    skull with hair said 4 months ago

    derekdeal said:

    LaurieShipley said: The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back. It’s like you’re unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting... Man I’m glad this turned out on a positive note.

    "is there something you’d like to share with the rest of us amazing larry????!?"

    and good form

    hahahahha!!!!

    

43. 

    derekdeal said 4 months ago

    skull with hair said: hahahahha!!!!

    i cant believe you found that! that killed me!

44. 

    Ouchless said 4 months ago

    derekdeal said:

    LaurieShipley said: The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back. It’s like you’re unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting... Man I’m glad this turned out on a positive note.

    "is there something you’d like to share with the rest of us amazing larry????!?"

    and good form

    I have a question..Why were the Pee Wee movies so much different than the show? The movies really freaked me out as a kid, but the show was my favorite. Now I share equal love for both.

45. 

    greens said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    Aniast said: What charities are you considering donating to?

    As far as the handful of charities that we’re going to donate a portion of the pulled t-shirts to, both Jon and I are still gathering those. We’ll definitely keep you posted though. And if you have any suggestions at all, feel free to e-mail them to me at;

    johnny@johnnycupcakes.com

    you should donate to the My poor ass Charity

46. 

    edword said 4 months ago

    nice to see this end so civilized. Big respect JC for stepping up. Hope every one involved is cool now.

47. 

    edword said 4 months ago

    Ouchless said:

    derekdeal said:

    LaurieShipley said: The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back. It’s like you’re unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting... Man I’m glad this turned out on a positive note.

    the movies were more for adults then kids like pee wees live show.

    "is there something you’d like to share with the rest of us amazing larry????!?"

    and good form

    I have a question..Why were the Pee Wee movies so much different than the show? The movies really freaked me out as a kid, but the show was my favorite. Now I share equal love for both.

48. 

    speedyjvw said 4 months ago

    the tshirt game is so much more rough than it appears on the surface, you handled this very pro
    keep it up

49. 

    Time Without the E said 4 months ago

    what abt donating to the emptees foundation?
    :)

50. 

    {miles to go} said 4 months ago

    im sure donating to some homeless shelters might not be a bad idea

    what better way to get legit street cred then a homeless person repping

51. 

    beth said 4 months ago

    How about donating to De Capo?!!!?!

52. 

    Aniast said 4 months ago

    beth said: How about donating to De Capo?!!!?!

53. 

    chalk said 4 months ago

    why just 'a portion'? just sell them all and give the proceeds to charity/onetwentysix - or all of them to charity

    it’d be a huge waste of resources if they didn’t all get used somehow

    i’m gonna order one today - collectors item!

54. 

    chalk said 4 months ago

    damn it’s been pulled already

55. 

    chalk said 4 months ago

    i should add that i applaud you sir

    even though it’s debatable whether it’s a copy you’ve acted admirably

    it’s a great tee and i still think you should keep selling it and chuck onetwentysix or charity a royalty. Waste is a terrible thing.

    none of your 'public' would ever know or care about this, only a few tee and graphics heads and you shouldn’t worry about them.

56. 

    wotto said 4 months ago

    i love a happy ending

57. 

    gaunty said 4 months ago

    i’m all emotional. Big ups JC!

58. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    Ouchless said:

    derekdeal said:

    LaurieShipley said: The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back. It’s like you’re unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting... Man I’m glad this turned out on a positive note.

    "is there something you’d like to share with the rest of us amazing larry????!?"

    and good form

    I have a question..Why were the Pee Wee movies so much different than the show? The movies really freaked me out as a kid, but the show was my favorite. Now I share equal love for both.

    Anyone hear about a Pee Wee movie that Tim Burton is supposedly making?

59. 

    Benjamin Lande said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Anyone hear about a Pee Wee movie that Tim Burton is supposedly making?

    Please tell me they are making another...

60. 

    Benjamin Lande said 4 months ago

    Laurie, you start doing Pee Wees big adventure monologues!

61. 

    Perudoesitbetter said 4 months ago

    Wow im glad everything is resolved!

    JC you continue to amaze me.

62. 

    LaurieShipley said 4 months ago

    Benjamin Lande said: Laurie, you start doing Pee Wees big adventure monologues!

    What do you mean by "start"? btw Bailey still gets so pissed when I show him this photo or call him Francis, but it completes my life. Hahaha
    

    Johnny, what is this craziness you speak of? I haven’t heard that, but I was gunna say thats probably why the show and the movie were so different. As far as I know, Tim Burton didn’t have anything to do with the show, though he was the director of the movie (the good one).

    But jeez, how weird/awesome would that be for another movie to be created, almost 25 years later! omg

63. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    

    Did I ever show you my bicycle?

64. 

    chalk said 4 months ago

    loving the face furniture

65. 

    LaurieShipley said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Did I ever show you my bicycle?

    haha You just put my awesome photoshop skills to shame!!

    Can I has a ride on it? How many times do you walk around saying..."It’s not for sale, Francis!!!!"

66. 

    Pearls To Pigs said 4 months ago

    i’ve seen that bike pic before, its tiiight.

67. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    LaurieShipley said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Did I ever show you my bicycle?

    haha You just put my awesome photoshop skills to shame!!

    Can I has a ride on it? How many times do you walk around saying..."It’s not for sale, Francis!!!!"

    A ride? You should just take a picture, it will last longer!

    jk... sure, you can ride it sometime.

68. 

    seibei said 4 months ago

    do you still ever think about getting a DeLorean?

69. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    seibei said: do you still ever think about getting a DeLorean?

    That or a Ghostbusters vehicle.

70. 

    derekdeal said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    seibei said: do you still ever think about getting a DeLorean?

    That or a Ghostbusters vehicle.

    ecto 1 would be the ultimate

71. 

    mission_alphaville said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    seibei said: do you still ever think about getting a DeLorean?

    That or a Ghostbusters vehicle.

    just watched back to the future II

    up now. Volume III

72. 

    skull with hair said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Did I ever show you my bicycle?

    BRUSH BRUSH BRUSH, BRUSH BRUSH BRUSH!!

    oh and where are the saddlebags with the hole in the bottom so you can pull up the chains thru them?

73. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    skull with hair said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Did I ever show you my bicycle?

    BRUSH BRUSH BRUSH, BRUSH BRUSH BRUSH!!

    oh and where are the saddlebags with the hole in the bottom so you can pull up the chains thru them?

    Francis ate it and washed it down with some fruit gum + indoor pool water.

74. 

    Hands On Clothing said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Did I ever show you my bicycle?

    

    i know i am seeing it.

75. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    ha!

    i’ve gotten that before

76. 

    Hands On Clothing said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: ha! i’ve gotten that before

    haha, good thing or bad thing?

77. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said 4 months ago

    Rik said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said: ha! i’ve gotten that before

    haha, good thing or bad thing?

    a little above medium i guess?

78. 

    Hands On Clothing said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    Rik said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said: ha! i’ve gotten that before

    haha, good thing or bad thing?

    a little above medium i guess?

    Oh that’s alright then! didn’t want to be insulting you!

79. 

    LaurieShipley said 4 months ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    LaurieShipley said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Did I ever show you my bicycle?

    haha You just put my awesome photoshop skills to shame!!

    Can I has a ride on it? How many times do you walk around saying..."It’s not for sale, Francis!!!!"

    A ride? You should just take a picture, it will last longer!

    jk... sure, you can ride it sometime.

    Thanks, I’ll start brushing up on my bike tricks now!

80. 

    i came from nothing said 3 months ago

    I know this is long finished now, but even when it started I thought there was no foundation to the whole thing

    check Mr Cartoon...

    http://www.mistercartoon.com/

    

    

    the typeface style has been done many times b4, so theres no big problem

81. 

    ohno said 3 months ago

    i’m not gonna lie, i was a little disappointed about this and i did lose a little respect for the JC brand.

82. 

    godmachine said 3 months ago

    I showed my Mrs the Cupcakes shop. She went mental hahaha, she loves it! thanks for emptying my wallet this week JC.

83. 

    j3concepts said 3 months ago

    ohno said: i’m not gonna lie, i was a little disappointed about this and i did lose a little respect for the JC brand.

    Why would you lose respect for the brand? it was the designer’s error, not the brands. The actual inspiration with the half shading and the exact type style was an obvious grab from onetwentysix, the fact that Danny said it wasn’t should make Johnny rethink his professional relationship with Danny. Kudos to Johnny for the resolution, good call on his part.

84. 

    jimmyheartcore said 3 months ago

    ohno said: i’m not gonna lie, i was a little disappointed about this and i did lose a little respect for the JC brand.

    Before you come on here and start dissing people, build up a little credibility first. Member for 2 hours, and your only comment is negative.

    At least read the whole thread first.

    Boo.

85. 

    Cole said 3 months ago

    ohno said: i’m not gonna lie, i was a little disappointed about this and i did lose a little respect for the JC brand.

    

86. 

    andrE w. said 3 months ago

    ohno said: i’m not gonna lie, i was a little disappointed about this and i did lose a little respect for the JC brand.

    not gonna lie, i dont take too much stock in what you do or do not respect, sowwwwy

87. 

    Reilly said 3 months ago

    jimmyheartcore said:

    ohno said: i’m not gonna lie, i was a little disappointed about this and i did lose a little respect for the JC brand.

    Before you come on here and start dissing people, build up a little credibility first. Member for 2 hours, and your only comment is negative.

    At least read the whole thread first.

    Boo.

    What the does it matter if he’s been here for 2 hours or 2 years? His comment has nothing to do with credibility.

88. 

    Robby-brightglasses said 3 months ago

    I wish JC would do what gamey did and sell them cheap on the side or something haha

89. 

    Reilly said 3 months ago

    They were donated.

90. 

    Robby-brightglasses said 3 months ago

    Ok I went back and see it now hahah

91. 

    gameyy said 3 months ago

    Robby-brightglasses said: I wish JC would do what gamey did and sell them cheap on the side or something haha

    It’s a bit of a different situation. My issue had to due with product quality, not legality. Given the circumstances, this couldn’t have been handled better.

92. 

    Birdie3431 said 3 months ago

    Reilly said:

    jimmyheartcore said:

    ohno said: i’m not gonna lie, i was a little disappointed about this and i did lose a little respect for the JC brand.

    Before you come on here and start dissing people, build up a little credibility first. Member for 2 hours, and your only comment is negative.

    At least read the whole thread first.

    Boo.

    What the does it matter if he’s been here for 2 hours or 2 years? His comment has nothing to do with credibility.

    jimmy youre like those greedy indians at the gas stations that wont let me get change for the car wash unless i buy something... so then i go buy a $1 pack of gum and steal a $2 candy bar.

93. 

    jimmyheartcore said 3 months ago

    Reilly said: What the does it matter if he’s been here for 2 hours or 2 years? His comment has nothing to do with credibility.

    It shouldn’t affect his ability to read.

    Johnny had nothing to do with it, and did an upstanding job of dealing with the problem. I respect him far more for how he handled the situation.

    birdie3431 said: jimmy youre like those greedy indians at the gas stations that wont let me get change for the car wash unless i buy something... so then i go buy a $1 pack of gum and steal a $2 candy bar.

    Seth, you’re like one of those petty thieves who steals shit from gas stations.

    And who the hell gets their car washed at a place that only takes change?

94. 

    andrE w. said 3 months ago

    birdie3431 said: jimmy youre like those greedy indians at the gas stations that wont let me get change for the car wash unless i buy something... so then i go buy a $1 pack of gum and steal a $2 candy bar.

    what kind of candy bar are you stealing thats 2 dollars, and whyyy do you get your car washed at a gas station, and whats your problem with indians? they have a right to be greedy, we stole everything from them

95. 

    heavyprints said 3 months ago

    Haha!

    It must be an amazing candybar, lots of gas stations have car washes next to them, and I think that’s the wrong kind of Indian.

96. 

    wotto said 3 months ago

    just got back from ur store in L.A Mr Cakes, I got two of your tees and some stickers. Nice looking store and the staff were real friendly.

97. Log In
    back