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Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
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Date: 
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:35:58 GMT
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In lugnet.publish.cinema, Jason Rowoldt writes:
> They may have provided materials, but the creators did not sign a contract
> stating they would not distribute it because of this.

...did not NECESSARILY sign...

> 
> I hate to argue this point too finely, but providing the materials has
> nothign to do with the copyright of the words or pictures LEGO uses.

True, true. Not in and of themselves.

But we don't *know* what contract was signed, exactly. Were I LEGO(r), I
would put a clause in any contract, after the concentration camp incident,
that gave me control over the work if I supplied the parts... who knows what
LEGO actually did, though.

We are just speculating.

++Lar



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  Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
 
I've had conversations with the directors of the film in question. They did NTO sign a no distribute contract. The only thing close to it is that one of the creators sent a letter to them promising he wouldn't distribute it, but this was after LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.animation)
  Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
 
(...) Larry - what 'concentration camp incident' was this? Jason J Railton (25 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.animation)

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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 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.animation)

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