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Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
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lugnet.animation
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Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:29:01 GMT
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In lugnet.publish.cinema, James Trobaugh writes:
> In lugnet.publish.cinema, Eric Lanteigne writes:
> > In lugnet.publish.cinema, Tim Courtney writes:
> > > In lugnet.publish.cinema, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > > Was it the film entitled "2001: A LEGO Odyssey"? Maybe TLC was just upset
> > > > about the name and not about the content... (?)
> > >
> > > Nope, it was One: A Space Odyssey. Two different films done by two
> > > different people.
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> > > I think that LEGO is way overstepping its bounds on this one...especially if
> > > they want to foster goodwill with the fan community.
> > >
> > > -Tim
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> > Can we have the link to see what's so disturbing about it.
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> > Eric.
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> I think this link points to what he's talking about:
> http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=140953&article=77
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> jt
Well, as TLC provided materials, then they can stop this particular film. If
someone were to use thier own Lego pieces there is nothing legally TLC could
do so long as thier Logos are not used. This is at least true in the US. I am
not a lawyer but I have studied US copyright laws quite a bit for my own
knowledge.
-Mike Petrucelli
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| (...) Yeah, this is an important point. Note what the filmmaker says in his post: "The film was completed with the cooperation of the Lego corporation and they even provided some of the materials" They made the film with official Lego materials. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.animation)
| | | Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
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| They may have provided materials, but the creators did not sign a contract stating they would not distribute it because of this. I hate to argue this point too finely, but providing the materials has nothign to do with the copyright of the words or (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.animation)
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