Post by leafonthewind on Apr 10, 2013 7:54:44 GMT -5
A Cease and Disist order has been issued by Fox to anyone selling Firefly related items.
Right now they are targeting the Jayne hats on Etsy.
The website Etsy is closing accounts and banning without warning anyone selling Jayne hats.
I know some on here are authorized vendors and if your not you shouldnt be selling licensed items but most of these sellers are not making a lot of money on these hats.
Most of them sell other handmade items to supplement their income.
To have their whole account closed and banned without warning is a shame.
The website Think Geek has issued this statement on their site.
Our dear Browncoats,
We’ve heard the news that FOX, the licensors of Firefly merch, is sending out cease and desist notices to Etsy sellers who carry their own cunning hats.
We just wanted you to know that ThinkGeek has nothing to do with the C&D notices. The hat is licensed by a vendor with whom we have a relationship and while the hat is not an exclusive to ThinkGeek, we did have a hand in its development and answered the difficult questions like, “Are the earflaps long enough?” and “Is that man afraid of anything?” (Yes and no, respectively.)t
Would the C&D have happened if we did not carry the hat on our site? We’re not sure; we’ll leave that question to sharper legal minds than ours. We’re here to carry the shiniest of goods from ’round the ‘verse, even maybe makin’ them ourselves. We just want y’all to know that while we might not always aim to misbehave, we’ll always be sure to get you the best stuff this side of the Eavesdown Docks.
The way we see it, if people want to make their own, shiny. For those out there who can’t knit to save their gorram lives, we can help.
If you know someone selling on Etsy please give them warning.
Thanks.
Right now they are targeting the Jayne hats on Etsy.
The website Etsy is closing accounts and banning without warning anyone selling Jayne hats.
I know some on here are authorized vendors and if your not you shouldnt be selling licensed items but most of these sellers are not making a lot of money on these hats.
Most of them sell other handmade items to supplement their income.
To have their whole account closed and banned without warning is a shame.
The website Think Geek has issued this statement on their site.
Our dear Browncoats,
We’ve heard the news that FOX, the licensors of Firefly merch, is sending out cease and desist notices to Etsy sellers who carry their own cunning hats.
We just wanted you to know that ThinkGeek has nothing to do with the C&D notices. The hat is licensed by a vendor with whom we have a relationship and while the hat is not an exclusive to ThinkGeek, we did have a hand in its development and answered the difficult questions like, “Are the earflaps long enough?” and “Is that man afraid of anything?” (Yes and no, respectively.)t
Would the C&D have happened if we did not carry the hat on our site? We’re not sure; we’ll leave that question to sharper legal minds than ours. We’re here to carry the shiniest of goods from ’round the ‘verse, even maybe makin’ them ourselves. We just want y’all to know that while we might not always aim to misbehave, we’ll always be sure to get you the best stuff this side of the Eavesdown Docks.
The way we see it, if people want to make their own, shiny. For those out there who can’t knit to save their gorram lives, we can help.
If you know someone selling on Etsy please give them warning.
Thanks.