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Re: Wondering about creation rights (Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts)
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 7 Dec 2000 12:48:56 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Actually, TLC should state right up front an established amount of money for
> the designers of sets that could be broken down by the numbers of elements
> in the design. There is an obvious savings for them if they are able to
> reduce the number of set designers they staff in-house. This savings should
> equate to some kind of kick-back to the person's submitting designs.
This amount is likely to be quite miniscule. Something on the order of less
than $1 per copy of the set. (In the recording industry, artists usually
get a dollar or two per album sold. And that is with the amount being
written in a contract.)
If you sell a design on the order of say one of the more popular Star Wars
sets, you could be talking about some real money, but I don't find that very
likely. It would be very cool if someone did - especially if the set was
very non-juniorized, but oriented at younger kids. Maybe the TLC
designers/managment would take notice. In a lot of ways, TLC and the Lego
community could really benefit from this. It would give TLC access to data
on what types of designs sell before ramping up their own mass
production/marketing/etc. We would get a place to get more designs.
Also, TLC could take advantage of it to test prototype designs. That would
also be pretty neat.
Steve Martin
martinsa@mail.com
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