mumbo
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Richard_H said:Yes it's Orme. Tried to get the community to do something which hurt but only me + 1 other bothered.
What was the plan?
Richard_H said:Yes it's Orme. Tried to get the community to do something which hurt but only me + 1 other bothered.
elcroz said:Hasbro, Disney/LFL won't do anything about this? The copyright on vintage toys has already expired?
robpmarsh said:elcroz said:Hasbro, Disney/LFL won't do anything about this? The copyright on vintage toys has already expired?
You would at least expect a CAD letter to be sent by lawyers to eBay that would be passed onto the seller.
mumbo said:robpmarsh said:elcroz said:Hasbro, Disney/LFL won't do anything about this? The copyright on vintage toys has already expired?
You would at least expect a CAD letter to be sent by lawyers to eBay that would be passed onto the seller.
Maybe that's what needs to be done..... someone with the legal knowledge put together a well worded letter and then somebody with some computer/graphic skills come up with a convincing letterhead and then off it goes in the post to a certain person?
Call it a reproduction legal warning letter. It can all be done anonymously.
Ross_Barr said:mumbo said:robpmarsh said:You would at least expect a CAD letter to be sent by lawyers to eBay that would be passed onto the seller.
Maybe that's what needs to be done..... someone with the legal knowledge put together a well worded letter and then somebody with some computer/graphic skills come up with a convincing letterhead and then off it goes in the post to a certain person?
Call it a reproduction legal warning letter. It can all be done anonymously.
I am a lawyer, and have sent multiple emails to Disney and LFL legal departments about these types of issues. And crickets on the other end....
Not even a "thanks for sending this, we will get right on."
Reason being neither makes any money anymore off the vintage action figure lines, so for them, the juice isn't worth the squeeze. Hell, there hasn't been any juice left for a very long time.
edd_jedi said:Mr-shifter said:Don't panic guys.
His boxes are ****. Photocopies onto paper then glued to cardboard. You see one in hand you won't worry too much.
He is a **** though.
Agreed, I've never seen a repro cardback or box that looks anything like an original in hand. Still a bell end for not clearly marking them as repro though.
robpmarsh said:elcroz said:Hasbro, Disney/LFL won't do anything about this? The copyright on vintage toys has already expired?
Cannot understand this as it's still an IP infringement. You would at least expect a CAD letter to be sent by lawyers to eBay that would be passed onto the seller.
Andyclarke said:Repro crap is in all toy lines, check out these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Six-Milli...588026?hash=item2a7c6481ba:g:8hkAAOSweW5VU0-X
Some people are producing quality repro and are gonna be hard to distinguish from the real thing. Very worrying.
Palifan said:Andyclarke said:Repro crap is in all toy lines, check out these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Six-Milli...588026?hash=item2a7c6481ba:g:8hkAAOSweW5VU0-X
Some people are producing quality repro and are gonna be hard to distinguish from the real thing. Very worrying.
Those six Million Dollar Man boxes look amazing and are going to be a real problem for people (like the badge you linked). The seller did have an original outfit though that I've been after for Maskatron so thanks for the link :lol:
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