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Subject:	Re: (_Some sets of interest for Castle folks_)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date:	Tue, 21 May 2002 14:53:51 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Tamyra Teed writes: > Believe me.. be thankful you don't have the ability or are forced to buy these > sets.. I've seen Shifty's quality, and it sucks rocks. (big ones).. I can't > believe how blatantly they've stolen Lego's pictures and slightly modified > them. One would think Lego could go after them just in that respect... Indeed. The quality is abysmal; Shifty bricks are made by cheap press molding (the same technique that gives you the cave in 6099 Traitor Transport). Yick. I don't think Lego can go after them very effectively because of the lack of strict laws about that kind of thing in China. James

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		Re: (_Some sets of interest for Castle folks_)
(...) That is correct. Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and many other east Asian countries do not observe/enforce international copyright laws. That is why bootlegs are so common everywhere over there except Japan. Jeff (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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		Re: (_Some sets of interest for Castle folks_)
Believe me.. be thankful you don't have the ability or are forced to buy these sets.. I've seen Shifty's quality, and it sucks rocks. (big ones).. I can't believe how blatantly they've stolen Lego's pictures and slightly modified them. One would (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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