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  | pepsi   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Hooray! The end of Bratz Posted: 05 December 2008 at 11:01am
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   Yesterday a federal judge banned MGA from making and selling it's highly successful Bratz dolls!!!!
 Mattel sued MGA because the Bratz dolls creator, Carter Bryant, was working at Mattel when he came up with the concept for the dolls.
 
 In August, a California jury awarded Mattel $40 million. Mattel was originally asking for over $2 billion. The jury also later awarded Mattel $10 million for copyright infringement and $90 million for breach of contract.
 
 After yesterday's ruling to ban Bratz dolls, Mattel attorney Michael Zeller said "It's a pretty sweeping victory. They have no right to use Bratz for any goods or services at all."
 
 Luckily for MGA and Bratz fans everywhere, the judge did allow MGA to wait until the holiday season ends to remove the toys from their store shelves.
 
 
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  | weegee   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 December 2008 at 11:27am | 
 
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   Yay!  But hmmm, does that mean Mattel will now produce them (or a version of them)?    | 
 
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  | caraMel   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 December 2008 at 12:11pm | 
 
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   Woohoo! Bye bye skanky big head freak dolls!
*shudders at the thought of them*
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  | caitlynsmygirl   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 December 2008 at 7:00pm | 
 
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   wow, and  thank goodness, I know there are worse things to worry about, but C has been taking an interest in them , and I dont want her thinking the way to wear makeup is dark dark lip liner around pale lips ! 
MAKEUP CRIME !!!!
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  | Paws   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 December 2008 at 7:02pm | 
 
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   Oh thank goodness...here is hoping there is nothing similar out in the near future!
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  | Jennz   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 December 2008 at 10:51pm | 
 
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   Thank goodness! Those things are awful    | 
 
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  | mum2paris   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 05 December 2008 at 11:34pm | 
 
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   lol does this mean they'll sell them off cheap? or just take them off the shelves.    they'll probably sendout messages to sell off as much stock as possible before they are withdrawn. 
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  | .Mel   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 06 December 2008 at 10:21am | 
 
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   I hope they do reduce the price, we love Bratz in our house!  
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  | sno0ze   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 06 December 2008 at 2:17pm | 
 
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   Yay!! I'm not a fan of them and my 5year old is showing great interest in them, eekkk 
I'm sure though that someone will bring out a version of the Bratz though as competition for the Barbie??
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  | mum2paris   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 06 December 2008 at 7:57pm | 
 
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   of course they will, but then, have you seen the myscene barbies? they are pretty much just as bad!  all that growing up glam stuff is a bit off.
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  | sno0ze   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   No, haven't seen the myscene barbies, I think I will (try) to be steering my daughter away lol
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  | 11111   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 December 2008 at 7:49am | 
 
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|  caraMel wrote: 
 Woohoo! Bye bye skanky big head freak dolls!
 *shudders at the thought of them*
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 Well said they are horrid doll's.
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  | Leish   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 December 2008 at 7:54am | 
 
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   I am so relieved about that.  My SIL loves them and has two boys so now that I have a girl I was shuddering at the thought of her buying my daughter those horrid ugly skanky dolls.  Yay!!!
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  | NeoshasMummy   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 December 2008 at 7:07pm | 
 
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   Thank GOODNESS I can't stand them!! I have got lots of barbies for Neosha to play with (all with ball gowns and nice suitable sets of clothes) so glad they will be gone before she takes an interest.
 Awful dolls      with the wrong message!
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  | lisa85   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 12 December 2008 at 5:04pm | 
 
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   one word......skanky. 
 At least Barbie (even with the big boobs) can come with some classy outfits.
 So glad my girls will never know the world of brats.....although something equally as disturbing is bound to come along.
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  | Lanata   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 04 January 2009 at 8:42pm | 
 
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|  caraMel wrote: 
 Woohoo! Bye bye skanky big head freak dolls!
 *shudders at the thought of them*
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 Never liked them myself and always held back hen my neice wanted one.. now I won't have to worry when we are at the shops cos they'll be gone!!! yay
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  | AandCsmum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 06 January 2009 at 10:19am | 
 
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   Oh YAY......my almost 5yo thinks they are cool as well. 
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  | SBM   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 06 January 2009 at 1:43pm | 
 
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   Thank goodness! This is the best news I've heard all day/week/year!!    | 
 
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