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Re: LEGO in the New York Times!
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lugnet.animation, lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:03:38 GMT
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Since it's definitely within copyright laws to use an excerpt of a copyrighted
work for the purposes of review...

In lugnet.publish.cinema, Ed Mayhall writes:

> "Rick & Steve," directed by Q. Allan Brocka, contains simulated sex scenes
> (using Lego figures). Some other brick films depict risqué situations.
> 
> But Ms. Hartnett said Lego was meant for all ages. "You can do whatever you
> want with Lego bricks," she said.

I thought this article (by PAMELA LiCALZI O'CONNELL, published in the NYTimes)
was very well written.




Of more interest to fans of LEGO, this answers the age-old question about how
LEGO feels about people doing "naughty" things with minifigs or LEGO in
general.

eric



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  Re: LEGO in the New York Times!
 
(...) Just give them some bogus info and read any news story you want. :) Here is the one you were asking to see. ---...--- from www.nytimes.com A New Kit From Lego for Auteurs of Bricks It was not until the recent holiday shopping season that Lego (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.general)

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