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Japanese girl band SCANDAL also put a Betty Boop shirt out this month which makes me wonder what is going on in Japan rn
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RealFoxy posted:Japanese girl band SCANDAL also put a Betty Boop shirt out this month which makes me wonder what is going on in Japan rn Japan on the whole is a big fan of Americana. Have been for quite a while.
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Mar 2, 2017 16:27
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RealFoxy posted:Japanese girl band SCANDAL also put a Betty Boop shirt out this month which makes me wonder what is going on in Japan rn Betty Boop comes back every twenty years or so as a counter culture sex symbol or Americana staple for various groups.
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Mar 2, 2017 17:46
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just like mae young
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Mar 2, 2017 18:17
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So this old classic has reemerged on the WWE shop
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Mar 17, 2017 13:55
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gently caress yeah
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Mar 17, 2017 14:23
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Karl Anderson's hot Asian wife was Betty Boop all this time!?! 
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Mar 17, 2017 15:03
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I think that Betty Boop is a legal gray area about whether the character is public domain, so that's probably why she's on a Bullet Club shirt. That or Yujiro flew to the US and negotiated a sweet licensing deal to capitalize on the crossover appeal.
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Mar 17, 2017 15:42
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Charles Gnarwin posted:I think that Betty Boop is a legal gray area about whether the character is public domain, so that's probably why she's on a Bullet Club shirt. That or Yujiro flew to the US and negotiated a sweet licensing deal to capitalize on the crossover appeal. You saw the copyright notice in The corner, right? This is liscenced.
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i think whatever company acquired betty boop from the original studios started asserting the character as a trademark so it is protected under trademark law, i.e. you can't create new works or images or shirts with the character as though she is in the public domain. however some of the original films and posters have entered the public domain so you could distribute those. anyway it's definitely an official collaboration
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Mar 17, 2017 18:12
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Frankston posted:So this old classic has reemerged on the WWE shop poo poo I might have to actually buy this.
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Mar 17, 2017 19:39
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All Japan has Popeye crossover merch. I think DDT also had some shirts featuring another old timey American cartoon character but I can't remember who. I don't know why this is a thing and would love to find out.
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Mar 17, 2017 20:09
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"character" goods and cute & loose mascots are a big deal in japan
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Mar 17, 2017 21:30
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DJExile posted:gently caress yeah No, no, it's hell yeah.
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Mar 17, 2017 22:36
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Just bought this. Shame I didn't get it yesterday.
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Mar 17, 2017 22:53
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Where'd you get that shirt from?
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Mar 18, 2017 01:12
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Malcolm Excellent posted:Where'd you get that shirt from? I also would like to know this, so I might buy it
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Mar 18, 2017 01:31
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SLUM KING posted:All Japan has Popeye crossover merch. I think DDT also had some shirts featuring another old timey American cartoon character but I can't remember who.
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Mar 18, 2017 02:23
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HOTLANTA MAN posted:Just bought this. Shame I didn't get it yesterday. This is a good shirt only slightly marred by the fact that Austin looks like Ming the Merciless from the Flash Gordon movie.
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Mar 18, 2017 02:40
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Malcolm Excellent posted:Where'd you get that shirt from? https://london-1888.myshopify.com
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Oh yeah, DDT had Tom & Jerry.  They also had Betty Boop and Popeye. And that girl on the Milky candy.
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