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TakaraTomy step up in fight against unlicensed goods - TFATM - 04-11-2011 10:37 AM
Please use this thread to discuss the TakaraTomy step up in fight against unlicensed goods news story on the main site.
I a move which would make Hasbro happy, TakaraTomy have asked some Japanese resellers to stop stocking 3rd Party Products (unlicenced items sold as Transformers). One such retailer, Red Murcury, has cancelled all pre-orders of particular items after receving notification form TakaraTomy to stop selling 3rd party products due to copyright and trademark violations.
With the devasation caused by the Tsunami and both recent earthquakes in Japan, this move would help protect legitimate Japanese business, at a time that their country and economy needs it.
It will be interesting to see what other steps are taken. Will TakaraTomy look to stop more items, what does this mean for the WonderFest (though they are all licenced goods) and will Hasbro start to try and stop US retailers from stock the non-official and unlicensed items (with the run up to Transformers: Dark of the Moon and it's impending increase on Transformers sales).
The following items appeared on TakaraTomy's list
Kup Head Set
SFX Scouting Force X - Camera Set
Primary School: Primars
Head Robots: Blood
Bee 01
CDMW-16
CDMW-17
Re: TakaraTomy step up in fight against unlicensed goods - Starscreams_Ghost - 04-11-2011 10:43 AM
does this mean no kup heads?
Re: TakaraTomy step up in fight against unlicensed goods - Phill - 04-11-2011 10:56 AM
Starscreams_Ghost Wrote:does this mean no kup heads?
Hopefully IGear can still sell them to Western retailers, as it seems to be the Japanese retailers they're after right now, not the manufacturers.
However how long will it be before they go after them?
Re: TakaraTomy step up in fight against unlicensed goods - KingGrimlock - 04-11-2011 03:12 PM
It's probably easier for Takara and Hasbro to try and shut down the retailers, rather than the companies themselves. Just threaten to take away their ability to stock any Has/Tak products.