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These interest me quite a bit honestly. All summer long I spoke with some individuals involved with 3rd party companies that work on Transformers-type products and asked why they've never ventured in to other areas, such as Power Rangers.
Honestly - they basically said there's no money in it. So to see this pop up immediately got my interest. I was very curious if these were modeled after the cancelled 12" Legacy figure that an online retailer listed over a year ago (the same time we found out Zeo and Dino Thunder would be the "Wave 4" Legacy figures before PMC). I am not sure if that ever got past a design stage or a possible prototype stage. Because if it did, I am curious if that molding was repurposed for Acetoyz (since, you know, everything is made in China). So many questions, waiting for so many answers. |
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A real third party product is licensed, hence the whole third party thing to denote it's separate from the official product but not consumer-made, but still legally produced. Those TF Prime-1 statues for example or real third party, Peru Kill is not. I know TF fans don't like calling them bootlegs but that's what they are, and that's what these are. EDIT: And for clarity, there's nothing "wrong" with bootlegs. They're just bootlegs, albeit high quality. Like these. I own "Third Party" bootlegs TFs myself, but I fee it's like some kind of subtle insecurity that TF fans don't want to acknowledge that they are what they are, and would rather pretend they're something they're not. Just own it and be done with it. It's like calling extortion "exchange of sensitive material for favours" or murder "encouragement of unlife" or something. |
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So how can this be a bootleg if there's no real product it replicates? As far as I know, there aren't any 1/6 scale cloth Ranger figures. Aren't "bootlegs" what a collector would call a "Knockoff / KO"? When a Transformers fan says 3rd Party they mean "3rd Party Unlicensed," I think. Because unique items which are not directly based on an existing product aren't bootlegs or knockoffs. It's an unlicensed use of copyrighted ideas. And they avoid legal actions by not using trademarked symbols or names to make it harder to work against them. So looking at these figures I'd say they are unlicensed 3rd Party figures. Not bootlegs knockoffs since they didn't copy existing figures. I don't know, maybe it's splitting hairs, I'm just interested in this because I wouldn't call a unique figure a bootleg just because it uses an existing design. |
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The product it's replicating is Power Rangers. It doesn't have to be an illicit reproduction of a specific toy, it's still a bootleg because it is replicating a product (more specifically an IP, but that's still a product) the creator does not own. Maybe "knock off' is more accurate, but if I saw a 'super transform car' that's clearly Bumblebee at Dollerama I'd still call it a bootleg even if it's not technically accurate to any existing figure. It's still not "third party" because again, that's for a third party who's producing the license that's not the license owner or consumer. Quote:
Bandai, however, I feel is less secure than that and could easily go after these. Maybe they won't (and I hope they don't because I'm sure plenty of people out there would like some high quality PR statues) but they absolutely can if they deemed it worth their while. Quote:
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It's still illegal, or at least a very shady gray zone that can exist in China because the local authorities don't care, but I wouldn't really call it a bootleg. |
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Also, Wikipedia as a source isn't exactly one you want to die by. Ignoring the nature of how its information is aggregated, they make mistakes as well. It would especially be a kick in the teeth to your argument if it turned out these were made using the cancelled 12" Legacy moulds TokuChris mentioned. It is a little convenient that not long after we caught wind of those these suddenly spring up. |
We can also go by the Cambridge dictionary, which reads "bootleg adjective (ILLEGAL) - illegally made, copied, or sold" which I guess would count? So technically they are bootlegs.
I just think it's the wrong term to use as it isn't copying an existing figure. It definitely is illegally made though. |
I am becoming a fan of 1/6 scale stuff. $110 isn't that bad. I am in. but need more info on accessories.
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.........................................................wrong time for a ‘Power Rangers is bootleg Sentai’ joke, yeah?
It’s cool, I can read the room. |
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