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chantalbooks66's review against another edition
5.0
I read the book after reading good reviews.
The book is very well written. I am educated in business administration and have some knowledge in intellectual property rights (German Law), but this book really enhanced my knowledge (also regarding the situation in the USAA) and I was able to understanding 80 - 90 % of everything that was explained.
I can highly recommand this book!
If anybody can recommand a similar book I would love to know!
The book is very well written. I am educated in business administration and have some knowledge in intellectual property rights (German Law), but this book really enhanced my knowledge (also regarding the situation in the USAA) and I was able to understanding 80 - 90 % of everything that was explained.
I can highly recommand this book!
If anybody can recommand a similar book I would love to know!
ktruly's review against another edition
slow-paced
This is a fascinating legal case unfortunately bogged down by an annoying style and unnecessarily convoluted timeline. How many times in the book must Lobel refer to Barbie as “the ice queen” or refer to Mattel employees as “servants of the ice queen”? We get it. Further - had I known that in the epilogue, Lobel would refer to Elon Musk as an “admirable,” “courageous business leader,” I may have realized even sooner that I’d be better off just reading the Wikipedia article.
allzen_nochill's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
A little too enthusiastic on the capitalism front sometimes, but otherwise a perfectly-crafted account of the corporate mudslinging that was the background to my childhood. I was a Bratz kid through and through, and I had some inkling of what was going on underneath the hood of these companies, but now I get the full picture. Lobel makes courtroom proceedings and legal documents fun to read, which is no small feat.
frogaroundfindout's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Very interesting to learn the history of both companies, the dolls, and the ceos this book cover sooooo much more than just the lengthy legal battles
And it gives a lot of horrible insight into how big companies stomp out competition rather than innovate
And it gives a lot of horrible insight into how big companies stomp out competition rather than innovate
miagengr's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
probably the most in depth analysis over barbie v bratz that's out there. if you're really into entertainment law, copyright law, or just love knowing how pop culture affects our rights in this country, i say give it a try. it was really interesting to learn about the history of the battle between the two companies mattel and MGA. i wish there was more about Carter in the later portions, but unfortunately, he wasn't really part of that journey so it wouldn't have made sense. the author did a good job of setting up the big court battles and giving the reader all the information. i learned a lot and really loved it. as a doll and early 2000s culture enthusiast, this was very aligned to me and my interests.
lernstreads's review against another edition
3.0
Very interesting. It did get kind of clunky and tedious during the trial section, but overall, it was interesting.
funtimeseany's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.5
This was a mixed bag for me. The histories of the companies and people involved, as well as the latter portion dealing with the trial and the ins and outs of copyright law and intellectual property law were really very interesting.
The middle section however falls victim to regurgitating the same stale, worn out Barbie critiques that have been well established over the past 30+ years that I can’t imagine anyone hasn’t heard already. I suppose they do serve a purpose, but they do grind the book to a screeching halt.
Lobels seeming disdain for Barbie (and dolls and toys in general) seeps through at points, but overall this was still an informative and interesting look into the case.
Side note; Lobels strange hyper-fixation on the fact that Barbies never been pregnant was so utterly bizzare.
The middle section however falls victim to regurgitating the same stale, worn out Barbie critiques that have been well established over the past 30+ years that I can’t imagine anyone hasn’t heard already. I suppose they do serve a purpose, but they do grind the book to a screeching halt.
Lobels seeming disdain for Barbie (and dolls and toys in general) seeps through at points, but overall this was still an informative and interesting look into the case.