MelissathePooh
Disney Regular
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2000
There was a piece on BBC this morning (NPR) that 25,000 plush look alike Pooh teddy bears were confiscated in Sweden. They are being held off some port there while Disney is fighting the makers of the plush toys. Basically a lawsuit of copyright infrigement by the look alike producers - who had to settle before over disputes about a Piglet and Eeyore counterfeits.
Problem is Disney is afraid that the bears may not be safe (defective product), copyright violation, etc... and are trying to have the stuffed bears ordered to be destroyed - shredded or incinerated.
While I understand Disney's concerns its seems to me a HUGE waste of stuffed animals that could be at least given to charity. I'm sure that there are 25,000 children somewhere who wouldn't care if it was a Pooh knock off or not, but would really appreciate a fuzzy friend.
Instead of the other company selling and making a profit off the counterfeits - at least give them to charity!
I almost always side with Disney in their right to operate as a business and make profit (although I don't always understand their decisions), but this just seems wasteful and petty.
Problem is Disney is afraid that the bears may not be safe (defective product), copyright violation, etc... and are trying to have the stuffed bears ordered to be destroyed - shredded or incinerated.
While I understand Disney's concerns its seems to me a HUGE waste of stuffed animals that could be at least given to charity. I'm sure that there are 25,000 children somewhere who wouldn't care if it was a Pooh knock off or not, but would really appreciate a fuzzy friend.
Instead of the other company selling and making a profit off the counterfeits - at least give them to charity!
I almost always side with Disney in their right to operate as a business and make profit (although I don't always understand their decisions), but this just seems wasteful and petty.