Prism Stryder Kaede
wow that's a bit harsh... Gaia protects their property so you wish them sued over homage items >.>?
My Little Pony, Adventure Time, and Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood have direct rips of their characters and recognizable items from their shows.
Since Gaia
is making money by using the popularity of these shows, I believe the copyright holder has to authorize the derivatives. (
Especially Adventure Time, because Gaia explicitly advertises Princess Bubble Gum's look can be bought for 299 GC when you go through the Inventory Search.)
Now, in the earlier days of Gaia, they still had homage items. However, they were very careful to make them different from the original. For example: The Ninja Headband had Gaia's logo on it, instead of one Naruto-verse's symbols.
Then there's those "grey-zone" items, where there's absolutely no alteration, but they're not explicitly stating that they're using another's intellectual property. Like Wayward Son. It's obviously Castiel items, but they were careful not to explicitly say "Castiel" or "Supernatural."