Licencing issues
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MartG

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22,304 posts

226 months

Wednesday 16th September 2015
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Disney have banned Bandai from selling their Star Wars kits outside Japan due to their licencing deal with Revell frown

Eric Mc

124,719 posts

287 months

Wednesday 16th September 2015
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Of all commercial operations on the planet, the Walt Disney Corporation is probably the most precious about guarding and issuing licencing rights on their property.

A year or so ago my musical society was in the early stages of planning our current show (which we are putting on at the end of this month). For a change from the straightforward musicals we normally do, we decided we would try a compilation type show featuring hits from some of the more modern musicals that have been recently performed or are currently being performed on Broadway and the West End.

It would have been nice if we could have included a couple of numbers from shows like "The Lion King" or "Mary Poppins" - but these are Disney Musicals and we found out pretty quickly that we could forget about trying to apply for a licence to perform numbers from these shows.

Disney just won't release them.

cirian75

5,177 posts

255 months

Wednesday 16th September 2015
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Pity, the Bandi stuff will be leagues ahead of the crap revell will put out.

MartG

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Wednesday 16th September 2015
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cirian75 said:
Pity, the Bandi stuff will be leagues ahead of the crap revell will put out.
That's what most people are complaining about frown

Eric Mc

124,719 posts

287 months

Wednesday 16th September 2015
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Will these be moulded by Revell USA or Revell Germany?

Steve_W

1,565 posts

199 months

Wednesday 16th September 2015
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Could always try Amazon?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bandai-Star-Wars-Starfight...

No idea if that is a new kit or not - never been into Sci-Fi models