Harmony Gold files lawsuit over SDCC Jetfire

[Jetfire in the sky]

I wonder if HG ever paid anything to Grumman. What a bunch of wankers.
I wish Tak/Tom would just do a Masterpiece Jetfire.

[GoktimusPrime]

I wish Tak/Tom would just do a Masterpiece Jetfire.

^This.

[drifand]

Yup would support it, should dump the Valkrie design, it belongs to macross and it wasn't what was shown in cartoons. A mp of this would be a fresh take on it.

If I recalled correctly his name was Skyfire not Jetfire?

Anywho, curse HG, will never buy their stuff.

[Ravagecat]

Expect the price of this set to go through the roof Hope my lucky number comes up with FunPub

[Sky Shadow]

If Harmony Gold can do this then FFS Hasbro and TakaraTomy need to get off their arses and do the same to every third party Transformer rip off and knockoff.

[Trent]

If Harmony Gold can do this then FFS Hasbro and TakaraTomy need to get off their arses and do the same to every third party Transformer rip off and knockoff.

Nah. No one wants them to do that.

Well....I think is time they release the correct toy and name for it.
Is kind of sad really.

Was bad with the whole gun toy of Megatron in Australia, did you guys manage to get Megatron? as in G1 or mp version?

If you want a Megatron, MP or G1, it's actually very easy to get one in Australia. You can even do so legally for very little effort

[Hursticon]

Nah. No one wants them to do that.

Agreed, that's just crazy talk.

[Lord_Zed]

If Harmony Gold can do this then FFS Hasbro and TakaraTomy need to get off their arses and do the same to every third party Transformer rip off and knockoff.

But unlike Hasbro and Taktomy, lawsuits are harmony Gold's primary source of income.

[drifand]

pretty much because HArmony Gold had pissed the Japanese off to not give them anything else on their plate. So they have became a old rusty iron rod.
That law suit basically killed them of any new potential robotech stuff such as Macross Plus etc...

Hasbro and Takaras right move should be pull off the toy and redo to the correct jetfire. I know, is a lost but what can you do with such pricks?

[tinyJazz]

But unlike Hasbro and Taktomy, lawsuits are harmony Gold's primary source of income.

lol! Sounds about right.

"They allege that the SDCC exclusive toy has caused, and continues to cause, financial damage to their company."

I don't see how a limited convention exclusive is some kind of competition.

I think the worst part is this though:

"exemplary damages in an amount sufficient amount to punish and make a public example of Hasbro, and deter wrongful conduct in future".

Seriously? Just crush em, Hasbro.