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Just a small question as I edit the Wikipedia article on LEGO ("(URL) exactly, is the difference between The LEGO Group and The LEGO Company? Is the Company owned by the Group? Or did the Group change its name to the Company at some point? Or what's (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There have been discussions here before about that very topic. A quick search turned up this ((URL)) for example. Also try here ((URL)) for some words straight from the company's mouth. To my knowledge TLC is correct. A further comment about (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Funny thing is, I found the company profile brochure (a PDF at "(URL) and it offers no guidance on what the company itself should be called. It uses the term "the LEGO Company" often, but then the bottom of each page says the document itself (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (URL) recent LEGO press release> might help clarify. From what I understand, "LEGO" is actually a group of different entities tied together by one or more holding companies, which are in turn owned by the founding family. To consolidate (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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To add to the confusion... I emailed Lego through the form on their web site, and asked: "What is the difference, exactly, between The LEGO Group and The LEGO Company? Would you please give me a specific definition of what each term refers to?" The (...) (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You'd think :) Actually, the background comes down to legal and tax issues. As I understand each country office/branch is a separate "company". So in Billund, it's LEGO A/S. In Enfield, it's LEGO Systems, Inc., etc. I don't know the specifics (...) (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Jake McKee" <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message news:IDGJJE.1or5@lugnet.com... (...) Kinda like Prince, that became the unpronounceable symbol (the artist formerly known as Prince), and then Prince again? Rob www.brickmodder.net (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's enough out of you Rob; there always seems to be one "smartass" in the group...LOL! jt (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:IDGKMy.1xzF@lugnet.com... (...) Oh, pardon my intrusion into your territory Mr. Trobaugh... :P r (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, and LEGO Brand Retail is separate from Shop@Home. There's a tax rule out there between having an online store and that same company having a retail store regarding taxes. Bottom line, If Shop@Home and Brand Retail were part of the same (...) (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's Ambassador Trobaugh to you mister! :) jt (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Power Corrupts! Didn't take long, did it, JT! you don't see ME going around insisting people use my many titles, do you? Didn't think so. Help, I'm being oppressed! ++Lar (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...e.DOT.com> wrote in message news:IDGyDp.oH5@lugnet.com... (...) Um, you're professional titles or the ones we use here....err, the ones we can't use here in fear of breaking the ToU? :-P --Rob (19 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Bloody peasant. That would be "repressed". Sorry to get all pendantic (sic) on your butt, but that's one of my favs. Incidently, my daughter was lucky enough to be in NYC last weekend and see "Spamelot" with Hank Azaria et al. I would take (...) (19 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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