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08-17-2009, 05:55 PM | #31 |
Working 2 Pay My Joe Debt
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A new name allows them to lay claim to a trademark for a new character.
Also, trademarks weren't as vigorously pursued/defended/cared about by toy companies back in the 80s, and many of the figures back then were given names that weren't unique enough to be distinct as trademarks (or were given names that they couldn't trademark as action figures). Not so much of concern then, much more of a concern now. This is also why we've been seeing figures like "Anthony 'Flash' Gambello" or "Sgt. Stalker". |
08-17-2009, 05:57 PM | #32 |
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True, but if they call him Whiteout, they've got another character to lay claim to. They can then release Frostbite later and make you buy both the Snow Cat and Frostbite separately.
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08-17-2009, 06:01 PM | #33 |
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It still bothers me that my Cutter's head is basicly a repaint of Gung Ho's head. The hat is my biggest problem with that. To me, when it comes to repaints, I don't mind them as long as they don't use the same head. Then again, I guess all or most of the exclusives are that way.
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08-17-2009, 06:25 PM | #34 |
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08-17-2009, 06:28 PM | #35 |
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I expected that Joe with the new Snowcat to be Blizzard.
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