webfact Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Copycat Hello Kitty resort is technically legal, according to ownerBy Coconuts BangkokLOEI: -- The owner of recently opened 'Kitty Resort Phu Ruea' in Loei province has responded to criticisms following a post on Pantip that captured what appeared to be a shoddy (and unauthorized) Hello Kitty-themed resort.The badly-painted Hello Kitty faces on the landmark, partially furnished guestrooms, and cheap pink tiles were all shown in photos posted by a self-claimed resort guest on Saturday. As Pantip users left comments calling the resort sloppy and unfinished, the owner was forced to defend his Hello Kitty land from the catcalls."The photos posted and shared online were taken before the resort opened. I don't know whether the person who posted them sneaked into the resort and did this because of a political conflict or just that their businesses were affected by mine," Baowiw Maneejam, resort owner and former Pua Thai politician, said yesterday.When asked if the resort violates copyrights, Baowiw dismissed the speculation. [read more...]Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2015/01/05/copycat-hello-kitty-resort-technically-legal-according-owner-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeijoshinCool Posted January 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2015 And this guy was making decisions that would affect 65 million people. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Why is it somehow not surprising to see he is a former PTP politician? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) And this guy was making decisions that would affect 65 million people. This guy has a friend and colleague with a pink Bentley, he just wanted to be pinker Edited January 6, 2015 by klauskunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Why does he think he is not in violation of Copy Write. He is clearly in violation Eventually they will get him for violation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bangon04 Posted January 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2015 Why does he think he is not in violation of Copy Write. He is clearly in violation Eventually they will get him for violation Who will get him? Even if the copyright owners launch a lawsuit, the Thai courts will tie it up in red tape and doubletalk for years and years to come... The rich and connected in Thailand do not face any real punishment for anything. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I think its cute. Looks far from finished, but certainly different all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 From street thugs to rich well connected Thai's, Hello Kitty holds a strange fascination. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacChang Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Of course it's legal, as long as you are "Pua Thai" everything becomes legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookee68 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Why does he think he is not in violation of Copy Write. He is clearly in violation Eventually they will get him for violation Because stupid is what stupid does, Thailand lives of copy rights material, and they are proud of it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiwill60 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 And Thailand complains when Singapore wants to copy Son Kran , Get real !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) I see that Starbucks were successful in shutting down the coffee cart vendor who was infringing on their copyright. He of course was just a poor peasant trying to make a living. Whether a similar action against a more powerful entity would be successful is another matter. Edited January 7, 2015 by Toknarok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It would actually be a Trademark issue, not copyright. The Hello Kitty brand name and image are Trademarked. You Copyright a song, work of art, book, software, and so on. You Trademark a logo, image, brand. For example, if Hello Kitty had a song, they would Copyright that song. Or an actual cartoon of the Kitty would have a Copyright. But, the Hello Kitty brand name and logo (the kitty face) would be Trademarked. However, that means nothing in Thailand. To be fair, that means nothing in a lot of Asia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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