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Quote from: pinkkittywinks on May 08, 2023, 01:05:22 PMMy understanding the the C&D letter written by Panda to BF is the unauthorised use of her photographs on Amazon. This is summed up at the end of the letter written by Panda under "Artists Expectations". The likeness of two of Panda's customs to the two made by BF is a "furthermore", rather than the main focus of her letter, which is the unauthorised use of her photographs.Love pkw xxxYeah, but it was unwise to include it in the letter.And she has directly accused them of stealing in her IG post and in this thread - which gives broader context to the letter, and is accessible to literally anyone who might look for it.
My understanding the the C&D letter written by Panda to BF is the unauthorised use of her photographs on Amazon. This is summed up at the end of the letter written by Panda under "Artists Expectations". The likeness of two of Panda's customs to the two made by BF is a "furthermore", rather than the main focus of her letter, which is the unauthorised use of her photographs.Love pkw xxx
Meanwhile the limited molds argument sounds like a stretch to me when they had no trouble reproducing the Bubbles pose, Moondancer pose, or Fizzy pose which are unlikely to be used again in the future.
Only the concept art seems to have been produced but never the actual ponies. They are often referred to as the Celestial ponies, but Hasbro's trademarked name for the set was the Fancy Swirl ponies.
We also don't know how many poses BF went through when trying to settle on their versions of this set. Did they try with Bubbles or Bow Tie poses?
I made the Celestial ponies too
When the toy fair pictures were first revealed it was Panda's interpretation that came to my mind, the fact her actual customs and photos were then used as stock images over multiple online stores made it all the more obvious. Technicalities aside, I don't think it's ok to use her photographs in any capacity without her permission and I'm glad she's done something about it 👏Meanwhile the limited molds argument sounds like a stretch to me when they had no trouble reproducing the Bubbles pose, Moondancer pose, or Fizzy pose which are unlikely to be used again in the future.
It does look like Basic Fun are the ones that sent out the stolen photos - the C&D letter included a photo of an advert that BF sent out to a UK stockist and that had PB's customs on it too. Although I'm not clear on if that advert was actually sent out to buyers or what... I'm a bit confused as to where that comes into it to be honest. But it does seem that it's not just Amazon that had those photos, anyway.Other than that I agree 100% with everything you said LAW!
I feel like given BF had their own image mocked up for the toy fair, it wouldn't make sense to use something that looked drastically different to promote specifically the white/blue pony with pink hair. It would be a design step backwards which seems odd.