About bloody time- I love 3rd party stuff, but also want to see Has/Tak protecting their property...

This will not really affect anyone outside Japan. From my understanding, it seems the only thing it will substantially do is make Japanese collectors import rather than get the items from a store.

Even if the same pressure is applied elsewhere, I don't think it will affect much. Most of these products come from China and we all know how stringent their legal system is especially with regards to stuff like this.

Also notice how none of the FP stuff has been targeted? Perhaps this validates that FP designs do not encroach on the IP enough to be actioned against. Or it could just be a minor oversight.

I think the biggest culprit is Igear- by a wide margin. Rumors from other boards that they "borrowed" the injection moulds for the MP seekers to redesign for their cone-heads.