Court slaps Hello Kitty for stealing bunny

miffy-copied1Sanrio has lost a cut of the oh-so-lucrative Benelux market (that’s Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, FYI). A Dutch court has ruled that

a minimalist rabbit character dreamed up by Sanrio Co., the Tokyo-based parent company of the Hello Kitty empire, infringes on the rights of her arch-nemesis, Miffy.

Do you love the idea that Kitty has an arch-nemesis as much as I do? A peremptory inspection of the characters appears to support the court’s decision. Given how generic they both look it’s hard for me to believe anyone deserves a copyright here. I mean how many ways are there to draw a cartoon bunny anyway?

life in hell

Oh, shut up Groening.

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One thought on “Court slaps Hello Kitty for stealing bunny

  1. Haha…I never thought of Hello Kitty having an arch-nemesis. I guess the two rabbits do look similar, but you’re right…how many ways are there to draw a rabbit!

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