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A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.

All of the usual forum rules apply. In addition, please remember that the thread is discussing a kids' show, and it's primarily focused on the work itself, not the fanfic — in particular, we don't want to see lewdness creeping in.

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I don't know WHAT the Hell happened (I blame shenanigans) but we're going to start from scratch. Post your feels for this awesome show again! Naow!

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#59926: Mar 22nd 2014 at 2:59:05 PM

No because the animation is such that in it can be confused for official, so they need to protect their trademark.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#59927: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:00:12 PM

Thing is we don't even know if this was from Hasbro themselves, since the C&D came from an outside law firm, not from their legal department like all the rest have.

And the issue isn't that if they don't protect it, they automatically lose it, it's if they don't appear to be protecting it, someone can come along, blatantly rip them off, and win in court, voiding their trademark, if they can show Hasbro has a habit of not enforcing it.

So yeah the biggest issue is the fucking cluster fuck of IP and trademark law.

edited 22nd Mar '14 3:02:00 PM by Seraphem

KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#59928: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:02:54 PM

[up][up]Did Jan even try to convince them?

[up]So, it's either legit or a hater being a total dick? Edit: Oh, I see: Cruel to Be Kind?

edited 22nd Mar '14 3:04:53 PM by KingKix

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#59929: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:04:31 PM

No, the notice is legit it seems, the law firm does have the right from Hasbro to do this as far as anyone can tell.

BUT, it might just be the law firm itself was contracted by Hasbro to go after some of the knock-off toy's that some companies are making. Or other such things, and the law firm got overzealous and started attacking things Hasbro didn't intend to be C&D'd.

Or anyher case of their legal department acting on it's own without the rest knowing about.

the Hasbro VP in charge of MLP has no clue what's going on and is actually trying to get some answers for us.

edited 22nd Mar '14 3:05:48 PM by Seraphem

KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#59930: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:06:29 PM

[up]Got it now: They PROBABLY went overboard.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#59931: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:06:53 PM

jan has said it'd be a hopeless struggle.

And right now we juust don't know enough. Still, glad the vp is taking an interest in this, so even though we can't save Jan, we might know in the future definitively what and what doesn't skirt the fanwork line.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#59932: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:08:57 PM

Oh god, it's worse than I expected. Pinkie pie's sister is.... Boring...

Boring? Maud carried the episode.

And the issue isn't that if they don't protect it, they automatically lose it, it's if they don't appear to be protecting it, someone can come along, blatantly rip them off, and win in court, voiding their trademark, if they can show Hasbro has a habit of not enforcing it.

More like failing to protect it makes the slightly more likely to lose in court if anyone ever tries to infringe on it and sues the,.

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#59933: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:12:15 PM

[up] That's what I was trying to say. Yeah kind of came out overly convoluted.

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#59934: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:12:53 PM

Watching more, I stand corrected. She is hilariously and disturbingly boring. I am absolutely convinced that she is not a real pony, but a rock golem made to look like a pony because the Pie family wanted another kid.

I have to stop every few minutes to process my uncontrollable laughter and confusion.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#59935: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:12:56 PM

The problem is that IP law is subjective, so in practice things are determined by how many lawyers you have.

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KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#59936: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:14:55 PM

More lawyers = More protection?

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#59937: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:16:34 PM

mousa, that doesn't quite work though, because she seems to be the oldest sister. Or at least older then Pinkie.

[up]And more attacks. And just more money to through a the courts to get your way.

edited 22nd Mar '14 3:16:59 PM by Seraphem

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#59939: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:16:53 PM

They're like condoms. You keep them around for a single, specific purpose that's really dirty, and you throw them away once you've used them.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#59940: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:27:55 PM

Yeah, Maud was hilarious.

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KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#59941: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:28:17 PM

It's sad to think that, too. Hasbro is only out there seems like for the money and money and money. Which is why there are those who make show-specific figures for those who don't want to be cheated by Hasbro for quality.(IMHO)

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#59942: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:30:39 PM

So after I watched this episode I came to one conclusion. Sweetie Belle should make a musical. Shakespearean style plays are not her thing, but she knows how to make a good musical number.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#59944: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:34:02 PM

[up]Hasbro's a TOY COMPANY! It can't be both, or else, it would be like Microsoft.

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MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#59945: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:35:37 PM

I am now feeling extremely sorry for poor Sweetie. She probably worked hard on that stage play and all people care about is Rarity's work.

Aww, she has an adorable pout!

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#59946: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:38:11 PM

@Kix: Again, Hasbro isn't a unified entity. It has dozens of subsections, and a lot of the time the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. Heck, we know for a fact that the VP of Hasbro Studios wasn't aware of the C&D. What most likely happened is that Hasbro farmed out some of legal work to a third party, who then started going after targets that the company itself probably wouldn't mind. Either that or certain departments ordered the C&D without telling the others. It's entirely possible that the entire thing is the result of one person stumbling across Jan's Youtube channel and deciding to put the kibosh on it.

edited 22nd Mar '14 3:39:29 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#59947: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:38:36 PM

Still some poor communication. If she'd actually said "The only thing about it anyone remembered was the costumes!", Rarity may have had an idea of how to approach the situation.

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#59948: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:41:40 PM

[up]Communication is the opposite of drama. We can't have that!

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#59949: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:41:57 PM

.....

Another Luna episode?

I... I didn't see this coming.

I... Did not see this coming at all.

Man, five years old was tough on Sweetie.

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KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#59950: Mar 22nd 2014 at 3:42:16 PM

[up][up][up]So simply, they just didn't know. So why didn't they just keep an eye out and see it for themselves? That would save a lot of problems because then they would know how to handle it so everyone is happy.

edited 22nd Mar '14 3:42:43 PM by KingKix

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