• Free-range children? The benefits of unsupervised play (L.A. Times)
• Another study showing kids age 10 to 14 prefer web over TV (New York Times)
• High stakes in the toy industry (Financial Post)
• Investors speculate on outcome of Bratz trial – Mattel shares drop (L.A. Business Journal) • Too Wii-ddle, too late? Microsoft tries to lure Nintendo’s casual gamers to Xbox 360 (The Irish Times)
• Obama may go soft on kids food marketers (Ad Age)
• Bebo brings on exec to head up original productions (MediaPost)
• Maybe Barbie can buy that dream home afterall: Mattel seeks US$2 billion in damages from MGA (Wall Street Journal Law Blog)
• In other intellectual property news – Mickey might not belong, lock, stock and ears to Disney (The L.A. Times)
• Smackdown in toyland: Lego vs. Mega Brands (The Globe and Mail)
• Never underestimate the power of the cute and fuzzy to sell merchandise (The New York Times)
• The numbers aren’t good – UK headed towards recession (BBC.com)
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