2017-08-30, 19:03 | Link #61 | |
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Sadly I only expect to see more lawsuits by them before that time to make the most out the license while they still have it.
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2017-09-09, 08:12 | Link #63 |
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...I'm still not over the fact they actually told HASBRO to stop selling a particular G I Joe toy because it 'kinda looked like' a Not!Valkyrie Veritech Fighter. Really? I mean I get the whole mess-up because Hasbro originally got a Macross Toy included in their G1 Transformers line, and the lawsuit eventually got dismissed but...
...next thing you know they'll be trying to sue Grumman aerospace for copying the actual F-14 Tomcat on the Not!Valkyrie Veritech Fighter...
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2017-09-09, 14:10 | Link #64 |
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*snort* Yeah, that was beyond ridiculous on Harmony Gold's part.
I can only assume that a motivation of "Take this!" played a role in Hasbro's decision to use a version of Generations Thrilling 30 Jetfire in the SDCC 2017 Revolution boxset. Fuck you, Harmony Gold! *flips middle fingers* |
2017-09-14, 18:01 | Link #65 |
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Just 4 more years guys... just 4 more...
Harmony Gold's Macross, Mospaeda, Southern Cross Licenses Still Expire in 2021 The situation is still a mess though...
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2017-09-15, 08:08 | Link #68 |
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I know that Max Factory is planning to put out a Figma/EX:Ride Mospeada out. If I found out I can't buy it in an English-speaking country because Harmony Gold prevents it, I will grab plenty of wooden bamboo bbq sticks to shove------
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2017-09-15, 08:18 | Link #69 | |
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I deleted my post because I was informed that the actual rights still only expire in 2022.
But this case just increases the odds of the rights actually expiring. Quote:
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2017-09-15, 08:42 | Link #70 |
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If they've only got rights until 2022 or so I wouldn't put it past them to start milking their licenses for a ll they're worth on one hand and having their lawyers hunt down anything that even resembles their licenses in the other.
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2017-09-15, 09:55 | Link #71 | |
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2017-10-06, 10:52 | Link #74 |
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From my understanding HG will loose also Southern Cross and Mospeada if Tatsunoko calls quits.. Shadow Chronicles, Love Live Alive and that UN anniversary PSA all use Mospeada derivatives. The Sentinels never used new original footage based on Macross. Using Zor mecha and Inbit mecha.
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2017-10-09, 02:20 | Link #75 | |
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2017-10-10, 04:21 | Link #76 |
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It may just be a long day at work causing me to go delusional, but...I'm suddenly picturing Harmony Gold petitioning to Donald Trump to demand Japan surrender all rights to them "For the good of all Americans"...
...I need a drink. I really need a drink. That aside, Just how much pull does bloody HG have in non-US English speaking countries? I'm still sore that it's difficult to legally import Bandai Star Wars kits because of that @#$@#$ that Revell pulled (whining to Disney that Bandai should not be selling their superior product outside of Japan and China), and it affects Australia. But I'm hoping HG have got nothing to stand on here.
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2017-10-10, 08:15 | Link #77 | |
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But thats besides the point. - Tak
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2017-10-11, 20:08 | Link #78 | |
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2017-10-13, 04:59 | Link #79 | |
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I wonder what HG's stance is on other semi-related Macross merch like...this:
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