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Man, copyrighting and copyright infringement is such a weird and almost complex subject when used on something so mundane.
 
I remembered about a month ago that Sony was trying to claim copyright on the words “Let’s Play”. I’m not sure if they succeeded.
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To throw some fuel on the fire, what if Font brothers got the idea to sue Hasbro by seeing Hasbro flex their copyright muscles on fans?
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‘‘in the creation of, but not limited to, ALL products’’
 
Not limited by everything.
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What the fuckis wrong with you people saying this is karma for shutting down fan projects? I don’t think you really understand all of the fine details of copyright law.
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Hmm part of me feels this is funny, almost karmic. Another part of me is sad.
 
On the other hand this is a ridiculous, frivolous lawsuit against a much larger and more powerful company, theres no way these fools can win
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No.
 
Get out, Reddit.
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Hasbro shuts down fan projects which are protected by fair use (see transformation) with an army of lawyers and everyone loses their mind. Hasbro steals copyrighted software and uses it in their show and merchandise, and everyone jumps up to defend them.
 
Weird ones you.
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Should we be worried about this?
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From the legal complaint:
 
“Defendant Hasbro has used or instructed others to use unauthorized copies of the Generation B Font in the creation of, but not limited to, all products, goods, merchandise, television and film properties, and advertising materials connected with the ‘My Little Pony’ product line…”
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Eh, Hasbro is probably sued as often as Microsoft, no news here.
 
P.S. I bet this case would go on for years.
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Read the article, fellow Equestrians.
 
Hasbro is being sued for using the font on their merchandise, not for using it on the TV show. Font Brothers themselves bragged on their website that Generation B was the font of the MLP:FiM TV show. Use on the show is licensed and not in dispute. This is a quibble over the extent of Hasbro’s license, not a case of piracy.
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Now I’m thinking of all those Pony Thread Simulator videos XD
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@JP  
There might not be any products, if they’re being hand-lettered, or using a different font, or actually a set of not-font vectors.  
All that’s certain is that GenerationB being used on the website, because GenerationB is being used on the website.
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do they have separate legal branches for their divisions?
 
transformers 3rd party stuff is EVERYWHERE and it’s curious hasbro isn’t doing anything about it.
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Yeah, I also recall, some of the old C&Ds on Youtube were done by trolls/anti-brony groups pretending to be them. So some weren’t even Hasbro’s fault.
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Not to mention it’s generally Hasbro’s legal team that pulls crap like that, not Hasbro themselves. Sometimes the legal team gets overzealous and does irrational things.  
For example, the band Metallica’s attorney sent a cease and desist to an indie team for using Metallica’s music live. Which Metallica promptly contacted the band and apologized, before firing their attorney.
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Not counting projects that were trying to make money off of the My Little Pony brand, how many fan projects have been shut down by Hasbro over the past 5+ years? Six or seven?
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In addition, Font Brothers demand the destruction of all products and material which utilize the infringing font.
 
Yeah, this will surely happen.
 
It’s all fun and laughter until it actually happens… but I doubt it.
 
But hey, now we know the actual name of the font. It’s not “Celestia Redux”, but “Generation B”. It appears Hasbro uses only lowercase letters.
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So what else is new?
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They will never change for the better.  
They will only get worse.  
You don’t control the government with your votes, corporations control government with their money and strict copyright laws are great for their money so strict copyright laws get made.  
It is why I laughed my ass off when Putin was named the most powerful man in the world by Forbes, he isn’t, Lloyd Blankfein is.  
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