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Subject:	Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Wed, 3 May 2000 20:37:32 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: > That's absolutely correct, Eric. > > In addition, the amount of the donation ($5,000 USD) is so tiny that it could > not even remotely be thought of as sponsorship or financial support unless > LEGO sends these sorts of things often and regularly, which I certainly > wouldn't count on without some sort of binding agreement. > > --Todd Todd is right IMO. "Sponsorship" in the disclaimer means a formal contractual relationship, and usually accompanies significant financial support. Since that is not the case here, the traditional disclaimer is appropriate (and in fact still required). That said, I think the acknowledgement letter was written as if you wish you haddn't received the gift. If their cover letter made it clear that it was a gift with no strings attached, then a simple "thank you" letter would have been more appropriate IMHO. Lawyers are only helpful when you really need them. KL

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		Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
(...) On the contrary, we're very pleased to have received it! In fact, we thanked Brad on the phone a few days earlier when he mentioned it prior to sending it. (...) That part wasn't 100% clear. Here is an excerpt of the letter (I hope Brad (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:Fu03yK.IxJ@lugnet.com... (...) could (...) unless (...) "usually " "significant" To very vague words. To somebody who is new to LUGNet or not aware of this thread, the welcome could be argued as (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
(...) That's absolutely correct, Eric. In addition, the amount of the donation ($5,000 USD) is so tiny that it could not even remotely be thought of as sponsorship or financial support unless LEGO sends these sorts of things often and regularly, (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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