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Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 7 Dec 2000 17:52:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.general, Eric Joslin writes:
>
> > But let's say I don't want your set. I don't want to buy the pieces you've
> > collected. I want to use the pieces I already have to build my own copy.
> >
> > You're saying you'd be upset about that?
> >
> > Do you realise that according to Larry, at least two other members of
> > the Guild of Bricksmiths disagree with you on that point?
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> Um, I'm not sure I disagree with James about anything. I'm mildly upset and
> disappointed when someone chooses to copy my work, but I'm also kind of
> flattered. Neither of those emotions translate into my actually *doing*
> anything about it, as I've said before. Nor does it for James, as he's said
> before.
Why does it disappoint you? I've spent all my working life trying to get
others to copy me.
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> James is being painted as taking a 'hard line' stance but I don't see it
> that way at all. He and I are saying the same thing. If someone starts
> knocking off his designs or mine, and making GoBs of money at it, we are
> going to take whatever action is available and appropriate. But come on, we
> do this mostly for fun, and partly to fund our hobby, just as part sellers
> do. We aren't any of us making any huge sums of money and we are not in any
> way shape or form a "threat" to TLC's market position and none of us is
> delusional enough to think we are. There is no big threat of someone making
> gobs of money at this.
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> Depending on how exactly TLC structures this "custom" model thing of theirs,
> that can change. You can be sure that if it's structured properly I will be
> submitting designs to it at a rapid clip (.005 royalty per brick maybe??).
I doubt LEGO will put GoBed sets in the shops. Or if they did, they'd dumb
them down a little - would have accept that at even 0.006 / brick?
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> On the other hand, have we increased the quality of models out there? I'd
> like to think maybe a little. When I scan the lego-net I can find half a
> dozen copies, imitations, knockoffs and designs inspired by my hopper (which
> after all is one of the first kits released ever...) and most of those pages
> acknowledge the inspiration. That's payment enough for me.
But it also disappoints you?
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> Have we opened people's eyes (even TLC's??) to what is possible with small
> production run high end craftsman kits? Again, I'd like to think maybe a
> little as well.
I imagine they could make better sets than they do - do you doubt that? But
what would they cost? How many would they sell? Remember LEGO are in this
for the $$.
Scott A
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> And we're not the only kit builders out there. Mechanised Brick, for
> example, is not GoB affiliated. And that's fine. Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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> Frankly, if one reads the entire sub thread (in all its sprawling majesty,
> across all three groups it's appeared in) I think most all of us (the
> reasonable ones, anyway) are all actually saying the same thing, so I'm not
> sure why we are in apparent disagreement!
>
> ++Lar
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