Emerje wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:8-} Here are some pics of USKO CW Devastator. I fancied stickering-up Devvy Junior with some repro faction symbols and so did some comparison pics with the official version and my slightly customised Baldigus (which has gold-painted hands, feet and guns).
Wait, what? You go after YouTubers for making money off videos featuring stolen figures, and yet willingly give money to IP thieves just so you can have figures in different sizes than Hasbro intended.
Seems awfully hypocritical to me. Don't think I can support your stance against PVP any more knowing you're no better.
Emerje
A KO isn't a stolen product.
"...Between the two types of products, a knockoff is just that: a cheap imitation. While the original manufacturer may not be happy about someone mimicking their design for a quick buck, it is generally not clearly illegal. As such, the buyer has little to worry about, and if they get tired of the item and decide to resell it, they will probably not have law enforcement kicking down their door..."
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Most of the products that we all buy, be they "own brand" toothpastes, Pepsi, similar-looking/performing hardware/software, etc are actually "knockoffs" of other products (most high street clothes are knocked-off from catwalk designers, which is how the whole fashion industry works, darling). That is why they are so hard to define as "illegal" and why "counterfeit" and "IP theft" are usually legally defined to counter this (and even then, they are both difficult to prove in some cases, such as in "Apple vs Samsung", etc). Also, every time we buy a second-hand or imported (TF) product, were are depriving the domestic rights holder of money (which is why, in some countries, you can't rent, buy used and/or import certain products).
For more info, check out my thread, with several links dealing with these issues:
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https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads ... 4/post-695However, even if the weight of these facts/beliefs supplied above haven't persuaded you, it's fair to see in the picture I uploaded that I bought BOTH versions (KO and official), so Takara (in my case) hasn't lost any money from me.
However, PVP and his ilk are different beasts entirely. Not only do they (seemingly) purchase stolen goods (which is illegal), but they also use those products to make video reviews, which either makes them money from ads and/or denies other TF reviewers potential ad revenue, due to less interest in "old" products by the time those TFs have come out officially. To add insult to injury, PVP and cronies never have the spine to admit what they're reviewing or where they got them; unlike many of the KO/3P TF reviewers, who will say if their toys were bought or sent to them as a promotional item by the manufacturers of online shops AND will also state that their figure ISN'T official. They're not trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes.
So, I've no problem buying imported, second hand/custom, 3P or KO TFs, because all of those weren't stolen from a factory and I can go and tell the authorities what I did and where I bought it, without fear of legal percussions, which is more than I can say for PVP et al.
I'm not here to make you believe anything. If you don't agree with what I'm doing, that doesn't make what PVP is doing any better. It's up to you to believe what you will; I'm not here to hold your hand and think for you.
I hope that clears things up. If you want to chew the cud over this issue further, you're welcome to PM me and/or pop over the Knock-off TF Thread, which I linked to above
Here are some pics of USKO CW Devastator. I fancied stickering-up Devvy Junior with some repro faction symbols and so did some comparison pics with the official version and my slightly customised Baldigus (which has gold-painted hands, feet and guns).
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