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There is a jeweller in our town - I never worked with him, he is more of a designer. But I pass by his shop often and admire his interesting work. He has a taste of his own, we have discussed some of his work. But recently I saw a ring on display - I saw an absolutely similar ring featured in Judith Crowe''s book, with brown Tahitian pearl, it is actually a semi-circle. The author was quite different. I could swear it was absolutely same design, it is very unusual, I never saw anything like it. I even wondered if it would stay on the finger since it is a semi-cirle. I told him I liked his ring, he looked at me, I looked at him...next time it was not on the display (maybe he sold it). I mean, I understand that people may get similar ideas at the same time, or be subconsciously guided by something nice they saw. But to copy something that is so unique? That is why I want to know if there are any regulations regarding jewelry design, or can a person just say, "oh, I am an artist, it might have just stuck in my subconscuous".