MagnusPrimal wrote:Jesterhead wrote:MagnusPrimal wrote:No, it's not. It's the (arguable) theft of IP and the (arguable) theft of IP.
I don't see how the specifics involved matter in regards to the use of another company's IP without their permission.
If we are dealing in black and whites with individual example, then yes.
But, Hasbro/TT are having their toys ripped off to make more toys. While Lamborghini is having their cars ripped off to make toys. Hasbro doesn't compete with Lamborghini for sales of the same thing.
Also, these 3rd party groups are basing %100 of their sales off of Hasbro/TTs IP. Hasbro/TT gets licenses to produce replica alt-modes when applicable (Binaltech, Alterniy, Movie-verse).
One is a lot more offensive than the other.
To you. In my eyes, if TT is going to go after these 3rd party companies for breaking the law, then they shouldn't be breaking the same law.
Except maybe for iGear. That's pretty blatant theft.
Maybe the laws and spirit for cars are different than toys. After all, many cars can be said to look similar and artists need to draw cars themselves for a various number of different works, not just making toys. Toyota, for example, can't sue every comic or photo that has a Toyota or a Toyota like car in it. Cars are pretty common objects.
This would have been a good "ask Hasbro" question were that still going on. Namely, in what way is copying a real-life car is different than someone copying one of their TF character designs.