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NCIS - CBS being sued over Bert the Farting Hippo

Aug 26, 2014

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CBS has found itself at the center of a lawsuit regarding "Bert the Farting Hippo," a recurring prop on NCIS,TheWrap.com reports.

The company Folkmanis, Inc., which manufactured the original stuffed animal used as Bert, is suing CBS and affiliated companies, alleging that the network has been selling unlicensed Bert the Farting Hippo toys manufactured by a company in China, and ended its contract with Folkmanis as a result.

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9 comments:

  1. LOL. I have no words for this stupidity.

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  2. sound like someone just trying to get $$$ from this......

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  3. I only read the words 'Bert the farting hippo' and had to click on it.

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  4. What more could you want in a story? :-)

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  5. Well technically you'd think that CBS would have the brains to realise that the farting hippo belonged to a company. That said company probably designed and made the hippo and were delighted for it to appear on a well known TV show. Then said TV show decides to outsource the making of said hippo toy without contacting the original makers. It's quite possibly intellectual property theft. You wouldn't want something you designed and made to be outsourced by another company and you're not getting a bean. So it's understandable that Folkmanis Inc want their slice of the pie.

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  6. well that is one expensive fart

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  7. I believe this is the best example of "Penny Wise and Pound Foolish" in a long time.

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