MoonScoop sues American Greetings over Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake

[Tihihi]

Now American Greetings is being sued by MoonScoop over Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake. Here's a news article about this:
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/08/moonscoop_sues_american_greeti.html

 

[even genius ask questions]

Why do I find the thought of a MoonScoop-made Care Bears cartoon strangely appealing?

 

[usa4worldcup2010]

Come on Moonscoop, you don't need to buy franchises like that. :/
Now a Moonscoop-made Bionicle TV series, on the other hand..

 

[stoney.]

What did AG ever do to them? Care Bears and SSC are AG properties. They were created way before Moonscoop (the result of a merger between France Animation [Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea] and Antefilms [Funky Cops, Code Lyoko]) ever existed. SSC officially debuted in 1980 followed by Care Bears two years later.

Or is it some other issue? Is Moonscoop claiming that AG made a deal with them, or something?

 

[r_moreno361]

MoonScoop, what the hell?

Are you guys this desperate for news or something? I know you're underrated and all, but this is ridiculous.

 

[yahtzee]

Legal lesson for the kiddies: never sell a property until you own it free and clear.

 

[whomeohno]

If you actually read the article, it says that Moonscoop is claiming AG has not fulfilled a promise to sell the properties outright once it got the rights back from Cookie Jar. Moonscoop was going to be the buyer.

 

[ValpoGrad]

No. We had enough of the Bionicle films and we really don't need any more films based off little kids' toys. I'm fine with what we have.

 

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Didn't American Greetings create Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake.

 

[Anna Jumped]

I have no idea what's going on. I read the link, I also read two articles on Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake. Why does MoonScoop believe that they have anything to do with these franchises?

 

[kalambre]

Like I said, Moonscoop was going to buy the two properties outright for $95,000,000. They're saying AG is attempting to back out of the sale. That's what they're suing over.