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[elizalavelle]

I am so unimpressed with Universal's recent crackdown on fan merchandise. If they were selling the same sort of products or ANY products really I'd say they have a case but the things I saw... the fans were not overstepping any bounds, I'd compare their products to official stuff in the same way I'd compare fanfic to actual scripts (good fanfic, but nontheless, clearly not official.) One person is being asked (and I use that term loosely) for almost $9000 in retroactive fees, Black Market Beagles is shutting down just in case (mental note make order tonight) and it's just all kinds of not good.

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[amy_vic.livejournal.com]

Nine thousand dollars? Way to overreact, there, Universal.

I don't get it. No one is using any official logos or designs, so...I don't see why they're having such a fit. I mean, if they want to get *that* picky, shouldn't they also be punishing Nathan, for wearing unofficial merch? I'm sure he was technically under contract at the time, so that could be seen as a conflict of interest, or something. (And to be honest, I'm not even sure if I'm kidding. It's just So. Damn. Stupid.)

Also, why did't you tell me about BMB sooner?! They have such cute stuff; I just bought a mug and a nifty Serenity/Equality Now print.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I thought BMB was sort of a site that everyone knew about, at least I said something before it closed ;)

And yeah when studios react like this my counter reaction is to say fuck it, I'm not buying your official merch anymore. I don't like supporting people who pick on their fans.