Can bootleg dinosaur figures be reviewed on the DinosaurToyBlog?

[Prehistory Resurrection]

Hello everyone in this new post. I have recently got a lot of dinosaur figures, but one of them is a bootleg model(Not the original one, for example, a bootleg dinosaur figure referenced from Schleich.) I have a bootleg figure of the baby Woolly Mammoth baby from CollectA. Can I still review it? Thanks in advance and think if bootleg models can be reviewed on the DinosaurToyBlog. From my personal view, I think it would be good, because we can have a comparison between the original and its copy. We can also make a special page on the DinosaurToyBlog only for bootleg figures. But, this is my personal view only. Do let me know if I can review the bootleg baby mammoth and think of the topic. Let me know of your opinion. Thanks in advance and for your attention.

[PumperKrickel]

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[Prehistory Resurrection]

Oh, I see. Thank you very much for sharing your opinion. I think we must wait until one has the original baby wooly mammoth from CollectA to review, I think also that creating a separate page for bootleg models is also a good idea.

[stargatedalek]

There are already numerous reviews of bootlegs. So long as the original has already been reviewed so as this can be properly noted I don't see an issue with it.

[Ravonium]

I would say it's fine as long as the bootleg can be easily attributed to a certain company (which is already not the case with most bootlegs) and the bootleg is of a figure that has already been reviewed (which I don't think is the case here).

I don´t think proper reviews of bootlegs are a good idea. It´s basically free advertisement for the bootleg companies, which might boost their sales and in turn hurt companies like Safari or Collecta financially.

To be fair, a majority of bootlegs out there are obviously inferior to the original model, especially those of Safari, Collecta and Papo, so I don't think the reviews giving 'free advertisment' to the bootleg companies should be an issue. I do agree though that the legal implications of reviewing a bootleg should be looked into.

Maybe a separate section dedicated to showing how one can spot a bootleg might be a good idea, but I don´t know if something like that could lead to legal troubles.

I agree that a section like that is a good idea, but I don't think it should be a legal issue as long as the section is clearly portraying bootlegs negatively.

[PumperKrickel]

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[Halichoeres]

One effect of the blog, I think, is to promote and publicize the hobby. It's definitely free press for toy producers and probably makes modest impacts on their sales. For that reason, I don't really like the idea of bootleg reviews on the blog, because I don't think bootleggers should get any help. That said, I think it's up to Dr. Admin ultimately, as the editor. I know there are reviews for Salvat figures, which are out-of-production bootlegs, although there's at least some historical interest to those, and in any event they are all bootlegs of figures which are likewise now out of production.

[Ravonium]

If a potential review would have to be negative by design.

I wouldn't say it's necessarily that they have to be negative by design, but rather that most of the reviews will be negative (for similar reasons) inevitably, that makes reviewing bootlegs pointless.

[Reptilia]

Personally I'm not in favour of reviewing bootlegs, as a matter of principle.

[CityRaptor]

Personally I'm not in favour of reviewing bootlegs, as a matter of principle.

Same here.

[Megalosaurus]

Personally I'm not in favour of reviewing bootlegs, as a matter of principle.

Same here.

I agree. Please don't promote piracy.

[Syndicate Bias]

i mean its up to the admin here. personally im very particular about my figures, any scratches and if its a bootleg quickly make me not look into it. Not because i care about hurting a company but because i don't like having a fake figure or model on my shelf

[SidB]

As previously mentioned, Salvat did make a few appearances on the DTB. However, these reviews were an exception to an unspoken rule, and never an exception that became the rule.