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Subject:	Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.animation, lugnet.lego.direct
Date:	Thu, 29 Mar 2001 17:33:13 GMT
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In lugnet.publish.cinema, Tom McDonald writes: > But in all seriousness, if TLC thinks that their product's image will be > damaged by an mature/immature subject in filmmaking, then they truly do not > appreciate or even understand the versatility of their product. Further, if TLC is unhappy with the types of expression generated using their "medium," tough for them. I'm sure there are manufacturers of oil paints who don't care for the finished painting, but that's tough for them, too. Several clone brands (don't worry; I'm not turning this into my usual pro-clone rant) market bricks with no stud logos and no distinguishing marks on them to indicate the brand. If I produced a film using only these bricks, and people perceived them to be LEGO (even if I don't make any such claim), could TLC still force me to desist? Could they even force me to disclaim that they aren't LEGO? Dave!

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		Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
Just make sure you refer to them as "legos" in the film. Since we've seen letters indicating that "legos" are _not_ the correct term for "LEGO brand building bricks", obviously no one would think they _were_ "LEGO brand building bricks". -gyug In (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.lego.direct)

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		Re: TLC/TLG about to supress fan created films?
(...) IANAL either, but what IMHO could be actionable by TLC would be a film about juniorization using Lego bricks to demonstrate. Just think of the depression and general negativity such a film could generate. But in all seriousness, if TLC thinks (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.lego.direct)

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