Sentai/Saban question

[MattEmily]

Originally Posted by angry pankration warrior

How come there was no legal battle between the sentai creators and
Saban enterprises? I ask because the characters in Zyurangers and
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers look exactly like each other in MMPR and
Sentai. How come I never heard of a lawsuit regarding this? Is this
not a trademark violation?

why would there be? it wasn't a stolen concept they both had a legal contractual agreement.

Originally Posted by Joel M. Eichen

This is because they did not give up a big retainer for the attorneys

that's not even funny and it'd be best for you to answer the user's post instead of cracking bad jokes

Originally Posted by James Nevermann II

Because Saban did not steal the footage, they bought it. And they had the
concent of Toei, Ltd to use it. Why would Toei sue if they were paid for
the footage?
Now, I don't know the specifics on this next point, but Saban tried to
start MMPR with the previous year's "Jetman", but I read somewhere that the
negotiations either fell through, or there was some sort of delay involved.
So, instead, they started with "ZyuRanger" instead.

pretty much this although I don't know how truthful the Jetman story is.

Originally Posted by Jade

I think Saban purchased the rights or something like that to air them in the
US. He purchased the footage, etc.

there's no thinking involved.

Originally Posted by Lio Convoy

Saban (and now Disney) paid Toei a licensing fee to use the footage,
likenesses, etc.

exactly.

Originally Posted by Tempora

Saban/Disney paid for the international publishing rights (anywhere outside
of Japan) to Toei's Super Sentai TV
series. With these rights, they could distribute it any way they want,
either subbed/English dubbed (e.g. Ultraman Tiga,
the English dubbed Abaranger epsiode in that one episode of Power Rangers
Dino Thunder),
or adapt the show (e.g. Power Rangers, Super Human Samurai Syber Squad).
As we all know, Saban/Disney chose the latter.

I don't think that's entirely true since I think the contract spells out how they're gonna be using it if they wanted to do something different then they would have to re-work their contract.

Originally Posted by Rene

You're joking, right? No one could be this stupid.

yet you feel the need to insult someone just because they don't know as much as some of us do so what does that make you? exactly you're not too bright either so I would zip it if you knew any better.

Originally Posted by Joel M. Eichen

>> You're joking, right? No one could be this stupid.
>
>Sure they can. This is a big world out there, and there's more idiots
>than not.

THIS IS funny ... THANKS!

no it's not it's sad and inappropriate