Harmony Gold files lawsuit over SDCC Jetfire

[drifand]

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?

[UltraMarginal]

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.

that's the difference between a license holder in the US against someone in the US, and a licence holder in the US against someone in japan/china/another country. as far as I understand international copyright is an entirely different kettle of fish and extremely expensive to follow up, especially if your not holding international copyright in a specific country.

[DELTAprime]

I've never heard of these guys before. I wonder why they never sued Hasbro over Classics Jetfire. Seems to me like if they have a problem with a GI Joe toy with a back pack in it they should have had a problem with Classics Jetfire also.

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.

Hasbro said several Bot-cons ago that they were going to bring the hammer down on the 3rd party guys like Fan Project. Nothing ever came of it.

[millhouse]

I've never heard of these guys before. I wonder why they never sued Hasbro over Classics Jetfire.

Apparently that was cleared, and apparently this was not.

Pretty big distinction.

Might simply be a Hasbro oversight, but its certainly possible that however hated Harmony Gold might be, they may also be in the right and required to protect their IP.

[reillyd]

Harmony gargles hairy balls.

I really hope I win the GI Joe lottery for the right to purchase. Looks like none will be going to hasbrotoyshop for sale then if they have to have a lucky draw

I have the first crossover with starscream, and that mold is just awesome.