| Type | Musical toy |
|---|---|
| Company | WowWee |
| Country | China |
| Availability | 2010–unknown (likely discontinued) |
| Official website | |
Paper Jamz was a collection of musicaltoys, produced by WowWee. Introduced in 2010, Paper Jamz were paper-thin musical toys, which included guitars, microphones, keytars, drum kits, and amplifiers. They were also marketed as 'Instant Rock Star' instruments.
Description[edit]
There were no physical buttons, knobs or keys used while playing the instruments. Instead, the battery-operated instruments featured a printed, touch-and-gesture enabled surface. The toy company produced Snoop Dogg themed guitars in 2011.[1]
Lawsuit[edit]
Gibson Guitar Corporation filed a lawsuit November 18. 2010 in Federal court, the Central District of California, against WowWee USA and their Paper Jamz guitars charging trademark infringement.[2][3] The lawsuit claimed that the Paper Jamz guitars copied the looks of some of Gibson's famous guitars, the Gibson Les Paul, the Gibson Flying V, the Gibson Explorer, and the Gibson SG. On December 21, 2010 Gibson was granted a request for an injunction against WowWee and retailers in the United States which were selling Paper Jamz guitars: Walmart, Amazon, Big Lots stores, Kmart Corporation, Target Corporation, Toys 'R' Us, Walgreens, Brookstone, Best Buy, eBay, Toywiz.com, and Home Shopping Network (HSN).[4][5][6]
AC/DC special edition comes with 1 Paper Jamz guitar 1 Quick Start guide 1 Paper Jamz guitar strap and 3 bonus AC/DC hits! Product information Item Weight 3.83 pounds ASIN B004HDZKY2 Item model number 6209 Manufacturer recommended age 8 years and up Batteries 3 AAA batteries required. Next, I created a desktop folder called Paper Jamz Songs to drop any mp3's into that will work on the guitar. I went through the list I'd written and checked our thousands of music titles. (I was actually kind of surprised that I didn't have some I thought I already had! Learn how to play a Paper Jamz Drums set! Rock out with ultra-thin and innovative Paper Jamz instruments! Each guitar and drum set comes with an internal s. Paper Jamz Pro Series Guitar With Bonus Songs Sealed. $22.00 +$23.85 shipping. Make Offer - Paper Jamz Pro Series Guitar With Bonus Songs Sealed. Paper Jamz Drums Guitar And Vocal Effects Box All Used But Still Working. $20.00 +$27.06 shipping. Or chips to play more songs on one paper guitar. But it gave us a giggle to watch everyone try it out. It grew tedious in about an hour and hasnt been played since, so it's staying power isn't great. 4.0 out of 5 stars Paper Jamz guitar is a great guitar for my 5 year old!
The case was dismissed with prejudice (dismissed permanently) January 11, 2011 by Federal Judge R. Gary Klausner.[7][8] According to Gibson CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, WowWee later paid Gibson an undisclosed amount of money to license the likeness of Gibson guitars.[9]
Paper Jamz products continued manufacture into 2011 and then seem to have ceased production.
References[edit]
- ^Ulanoff, Lance. 'Just N BeaverGets Last Laugh with Paper Jamz Keyboard Guitar'. PC Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Gibson Sues Over Paper Jamz'. Guitar News Daily, November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Hachman, Mark. 'Gibson Sues WowWee over Paper Jamz Guitars'. PC Magazine, November 27, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Gibson Granted Injunction Against Paper Jamz Guitars'. Premier Guitar, December 22, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Hasselback, Drew. 'Gibson obtains injunction against WowWee's Paper Jamz guitars'. Financial Post, December 23, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Biggs, John. 'Gibson Forces WowWee to Pull Paper Jamz Guitars'. TechCrunch, December 28, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Gibson Guitar Corp. v. WowWee USA, Inc. et al (Central District of California 2011) ('That this action is dismissed with prejudice without costs or attorneys fees; That the funds deposited by plaintiff to secure the preliminary injunction be returned to plaintiff.').Text
- ^Roberts, Katie. 'Wowwee/Gibson Guitars dispute settled'. ToyNews, January 7, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Gibson Responds to WowWee Settlement Article'. MMR. 2011-01-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-02-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
Paper Jamz Music Free Download