Color me stupid on this, but I had no idea that the RealDoll had any competition in the market of life-like sex dolls. But apparently they do. And the story and current lawsuit with Lovable Dolls is one fit for intrigue and even its own Movie of the Week.
If you don’t know, and really…shame on you if you don’t, RealDoll is the fine manufacturer of custom made sex dolls so life-like you’ll hardly remember you’re fucking latex, until you realize that no one’s asked you to do the dishes in forever. They won’t force you to give up your porn collection and are indeed quite incredible, but only if you can manage the $5K+ price tag.
So the drama began when Matt Krivicke was laid off from RealDoll back in August of 2008. He went on to create KnightHorse, maker of the Lovable Dolls, a very similar product (though markedly different aesthetically) but filed a complaint claiming unpaid profit sharing as well as fraud against Matt McMullenn of Abyss Creations, maker of the original RealDoll (as seen on Howard Stern, HBO Real Sex, Playboy TV and the popular series Nip/Tuck).
With me so far?
Abyss responded by countersuing Krivicke and KnightHorse for unfair competition, and use of intellectual property / trade secrets.
Holy shit I had no idea such a maelstrom existed in the fuck-a-puppet marketplace! Regardless of drama and the he-doll-said / she-doll-said behavior that inevitably ensues I think knock-off’s and free enterprise should absolutely be allowed in our non-monopoly, capitalistic society. However, comparing the two websites is a treat in redundancy if you ask me, as they are not offering up much that is different.
This is all comes on the heels of a “talking” sex robot…and the revolutionary RealTouch, and while I would not take part in the purchasing of a sex robot that talks (what’s the point?), a melding of technologies where the RealTouch is concerned, I am totally ALL for. This would bring to life exactly what we’ve always pictured and hoped artificial sex to be; something visually appealing and real to the touch that doesn’t require manual stimulation…or taking out the trash.
The courtroom hears all arguments next week, and even though I just had to go through the jury duty bullshit yesterday, and was happy I didn’t get selected, sitting in on a trial that will undoubtedly see latex sex dolls admitted as evidence is SURE to be a bizarre ritual in hilarity.