This incident has been referred to as the "London Shredding" incident by fans. It's not known which fake Furbys were shredded. In London, at Hasbro's headquarters, 20,000 knockoffs were crushed on the 29th of November, 1999.A spokesman for Tiger Electronics claimed it would take similar action in places such as Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and Singapore having had successfully taken legal actions against other bootleggers in China.It's not known what fakes were being referred to, and if Tiger did take any action or if the attempt to do so was successful. Tiger claimed to take legal action against five Furby knockoffs being promoted at the fair.Tiger Electronics seized fake Furby toys and catalogues that featured Furby fakes from the Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair in 2000.Hasbro posted a warning about bootleg Furbys on the official French Furby website in 2000, warning people about Dubby.Though many bootleg Furby goods were distributed internationally, they were more commonly sold in European countries and Asian ones.Īctions taken by Hasbro and Tiger Electronics The purple tags were also added to some Furby Buddies since there were bootleggers creating knockoff Furby Buddies. These fakes are why Tiger Electronics began adding the purple "Furby Original" tag to any 1998 Furby and Furby Baby being sold. Many of the 1998 Furby bootlegs share the audio with a single Furby fake, Furbish. Most of these languages are just remixed versions of Furbish, the language common to all Furbish creatures. Like Furby, many of the 1998 Furby fakes speak a made-up language. 1.1 Actions taken by Hasbro and Tiger Electronics.
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