Judge Rules X-men are not human

[TCO]

Originally posted by DinoDoc

Why was there a difference in tariff then?

I already attempted a lie-explanation.

[optimus2861]

So if there are no longer any duties on either dolls or toys, why wasn't the case just dropped?

To think that taxpayer money is pissed away to decide the proper classification of comic-book character action-figures

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by optimus2861
So if there are no longer any duties on either dolls or toys, why wasn't the case just dropped?

Probably so as to calculate any rebate or due back taxes.

[Richard Bruns]

I saw this in the paper this morning. It was the funniest thing I have read in quite a while. One part of the company spent decades building up a brand based on the fact that these are repressed humans, and another part argues in court that they are nothing but monsters, so that they can save a few bucks on tariffs.

The ruling is important because the company will now get a refund for all of the extra tarrifs it paid. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, there was a court battle a while ago on GI Joe figures with the same arguments, with the company trying to get out of the doll tarriff.

I think the whole thing is hilarious, but then I usually react that way to absurdity.

[monkspider]

D-Rose makes an interesting point, what if this case is used to legalize all sorts of genetic modifications? Wouldn't that be rather ironic?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by monkspider
D-Rose makes an interesting point, what if this case is used to legalize all sorts of genetic modifications?

I don't see how that could be remotely possible.

[JohnT]

Not really because it won't happen. Any court will be able to tell the difference between a toy dispute and a genetics dispute.

[DinoDoc]

As an aside, have any of the science geeks here read The Science of the X-Men?

[TCO]

not me.