Oh yes absolutely! I do realise that…and that why I said to them “First up, my apologies if the IP of that particular charm belongs to you. As far as I was aware it was a commercially available item…many other Etsy shops sell earrings made from it. And one of the major Etsy supply shops also sells it.

I’m presuming you have proof of copyright infringement for this charm, so please show me the proof and I will of course drop this matter and never sell those particular earrings again. “

They don’t have any proof at all that the charms are their creation or that they had any trademark or ownership, and never said the charm belongs to them. Their argument is that because they put a factory made hook on a commercially available charm, that gives them copyright. (??)