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Swipe File: He-Man Fan Art And The Swedish Blu-Ray
This is the cover to the Master of The Universe Blu-Ray.
That Skeletor never looked right did he? Well, the Swedish version of the Blu-Ray seems to have fixed that.
Except that's not their Skeletor. It's fan art by designer Dave Rapoza. He posted to Facebook.
He writes,
So, from what I understand, I'd have to fly to Sweden and fight this with a Swedish lawyer or send them a letter from an IP lawyer. I'll pursue the letter, but aside from that, I can't be flying to Sweden. But from what I've been told, there is a case here even though it's fan art.
Regardless, I'll leave this up because I cannot believe that this actually happens.
That's okay, Dave, embarrassing people into action also really happens too…
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