njb902 wrote:X is right about everyone being hypocritical, though I believe it's hard not to be it's human nature. I try to live the best I can and I try to do the right things, but I know I fail. I don't believe in murder, but I've killed when I was in the Army. I don't believe in God, but I find myself praying. I don't believe in the "institution" of marriage(I'm not talking about fidelity, I believe in that strongly) , but I'm married anyways. Ect. Ect. Ect. We all have our little ways. You and I might disagree on what we consider right and wrong X, but in the end it doesn't mean anything if you don't believe it yourself.
You talk and talk and talk about the creators and what they are owed by Hasbro/Takara. Let's set that aside for a moment and talk about the 3rd party creators. What about them? What of the KO's of their products? They don't work for monolithic corporations, so what's your justification there?
My opinion on 3rd party products and their "IP"...
They are original molds often with their own spin (hence fansproject) But if we go by the die hard anti IP thefy rationale found on this thread, anyone who KO's a 3rd party product would just be stealing stuff that was already stolen from someone else. Especially if the 3rd party company operates out of China to avoid IP lawsuits in the first place. So it's a double edged sword. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.
I do own several KO's of 3rd party repaints but always bought the original first.
I own:
Original City Commander and KO's of Shadow Commander, DIA Commander and Shattered Glass Commander
Original Protector and KO of Shadow Scythe Protector
Original Battle Tanker and KO's of Shattered Glass and Ultra Magnus Battle Tanker (I also pre-ordered an original Hyper Novae)
I dont think Im in the wrong for saving money on the repainted KO's because they got my cash for the each mold once. I dont fault them for trying to juice the mold for what it's worth (Hasbro style) but that doesnt mean I gotta juice my wallet in the process. Theyre gonna get more of my business anyways through their future projects like Headmasters, Computron, The Fallen, etc. So I am supporting them and paying hard cash to the cause. Just not to the extent of high priced repaints.
How do you feel about CHMS/X-Transbots KO'ing Crazydevy stuff ???
I think it's awesome because the only thing crazy about Crazydevy is the prices. Overpriced non-transformable add-on parts makes you an easy target to get KOed. Once again you live by the sword, you die by the sword.
I started this whole thing because I honestly believe there are alot of hypocrites on here who would take a bullet for the current Hasbro corporate division and their legal rights. But the minute I suggest that theyre MIGHT be a handful of G1 inovators that got the s**t end of the deal, everyone starts calling me a liar and is trying to speak for me. Sure those G1 inovators signed contracts, were paid, and had no idea their early work would evolve into a multi billion dollar franchise and they would never see a penny of it. Maybe that's how corporate America works. Well I say it sucks. Since it was Buster's iconic voice that made the character "Blaster" worth millions, would it have hurt to give him a damn nickel for every FOC or Device Label Blaster sold ? I think not. But all the resident Seibertron.com lawyers would say no because it wasnt in Buster's contract with Hasbro/Sunbow.
I think you get where Im coming from whether you agree with me 100% or not. And by the way, thank you for your service in Afganistan.