Dejah Thoris Pf

[SAB380]

Good thing is there is no must have EX so no panic ordering.
And No Marvel/Star Wars fanbase = It'll be easy to secure post release.

[bonedaddy77]

If the ES turns out being really low this could be a winner

[NorthernLadMSP]

I'm also waiting on in-hand pics. The proto is absolutely phenomenal, but a poorly done skin tone or portrait on the production will completely ruin the piece, even more so than on other pieces.

[Shanesg]

Haven’t been on the forum since about sdcc so I’ve been out of the loop. I searched Sideshow for Dejah the other day to look at the pics again and couldn’t find her. Couldn’t believe the name was changed when I finally found her.

Has sideshow commented on what happened?

[House]

Originally Posted by Shanesg

Haven’t been on the forum since about sdcc so I’ve been out of the loop. I searched Sideshow for Dejah the other day to look at the pics again and couldn’t find her. Couldn’t believe the name was changed when I finally found her.

Has sideshow commented on what happened?

Haven't heard a thing, its Martian Princess now on my order. Licensing ?

[Shanesg]

So if they didn’t pay for licensing shouldn’t this thing cost less? I’m really confused about what’s going on here. It all seems very sketchy. Don’t these things require licensor approvals long before they ever go up for order?

[Shanesg]

And wouldn’t they still be violating some trademarks even by mass producing and selling a product that is very clearly Dejah Thoris even if its called “Martian Princess”?

Wouldn’t that be like if they sold their Batman statues without the license and called him “Flying Rodentman”?

[Augen]

Originally Posted by Shanesg

And wouldn’t they still be violating some trademarks even by mass producing and selling a product that is very clearly Dejah Thoris even if its called “Martian Princess”?

Wouldn’t that be like if they sold their Batman statues without the license and called him “Flying Rodentman”?

Originally Posted by Augen

So...what is the line to make a statue that is clearly a character and then give it a generic name to avoid rights issue?

Cannot imagine someone making a Marvel or DC character and then saying "Alien Hero" or "Super Soldier".

Asked the same thing a bit back. Not sure what the answer is.

[crimsinwing1989]

Originally Posted by Augen

So...what is the line to make a statue that is clearly a character and then give it a generic name to avoid rights issue?

Cannot imagine someone making a Marvel or DC character and then saying "Alien Hero" or "Super Soldier".

Unique design, anyone can legally make and sell Thor statue's as long as it doesnt look like any version of marvel's Thor. Or a barbarian warrior red head women (red sonja) but call her red sword.

[nearmint]

Originally Posted by Shanesg

And wouldn’t they still be violating some trademarks even by mass producing and selling a product that is very clearly Dejah Thoris even if its called “Martian Princess”?

Wouldn’t that be like if they sold their Batman statues without the license and called him “Flying Rodentman”?

The trademark is for the name Dejah Thoris. That doesn’t include any aspects of the character, only the name.

As I mentioned before, the legality of that trademark is dubious. A legal challenge could be made that a character name from a public domain work of fiction can not be trademarked. But a legal challenge costs money, and no one has yet made that challenge against the estate.

I’m only guessing, but I suspect the estate threatened to sue, and Sideshow figured the name is meaningless at this point. Everyone knows the Martian princess is Dejah Thoris.

As for the price, isn’t it less than the going rate for a PF these days?