OMG! They got Vicky? That's bad! I reckon the prosecution for selling customs was just a pretext since she's a huge seller on eBay. I don't remember her selling any customs, anyway.
Here in France, the case was solved when D2 made a custom of our President (he called him Sarkobil!
). It was stated that since you buy your own clickies, you can do whatever you want with them and sell them as second-hand if you wish. You cannot say they're genuine because that would be counterfeiting. For years on, PM didn't want people (and especially the kids) to know how a clicky could be taken apart, because of the small parts that could be swallowed, but since this summer and the release of the fig?res series, how can they say anything against customising?
Of course, presenting violent scenes or WW2 realated customs can get them really angry, and we all understand why. Although PM hasn't got anything to say as to what you want to do with your clickies, they could sue because these themes are not compatible with their public, and presenting such customs would be very bad for their image. No copyright violation here, anyway. Heat treated customs also, like bent arms or legs, is touchy too because you cannot let a child do this.
Best,
Arnaud
