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| (...) Oh? By means of a court case, sure, but can they legally stop you before you even register the name? IE is there some sort of law in place to proactively prevent me from squatting a trademarked named site? I mean, sure, once Lego finds out (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| (...) You're not using a standard character in the second case there, so I can't tell what you mean exactly, but I'm assuming you mean TM. The distinction isn't actually the one you're making; the full r-in-a-circle symbol means that the trademark (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Slight correction: You can't copyright names. However, they are covered by trademarks or service marks. The distinction is important, as they follow different rules than copyright does. (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Yes they can. It not only blatantly contains the word "LEGO" in the domain name, but it makes an untrue statement of sponsorship, thereby encouraging anyone who casually stumbles across the website to assume that TLC does actually sponsor that (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| All: I have just completed a 4.5 foot tall model of The Empire State Building: (URL) new model remains very faithful to the design of the real Empire State Building. I had to "fudge" things, obviously... For example, the scale would make a single (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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| (...) Legally, Lego can't necessarily stop someone else from getting the domain "ThisSiteIsSponsored...Lego.com". However, in some countries (US at least, I assume many others), Lego has a copyright to their name. So they could take it to court and (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: New Pics: Buildings!Buildings!Buildings! Exotic Colors:-)
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| (...) Thanks for the compliments, Josh. BTW, who said I *didn't* make any containers? ;-) Though I haven't photographed them yet, these Maersk containers from my Ambassador car (which are shown with Harry Potter light blue): (URL) have all been (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) lol Mind? I'd be honored to have an MOC of mine inspire a part of the GFLTC layout! But beware-- that building took almost a year to complete (acquiring parts), and not cheaply either:-/ It is also by far and away the most delicate of all my (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Sounds spectacular, Chris-- I can hardly wait:-) And thanks for the compliments, my fellow Ashcanner! JOHN (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) I agree that the log bricks create a "neat" effect. For those who are reading along, here is a great example of what Stefan is talking about: (URL) thought the color of the frame and the facade are the same color, the indentation of the log (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org)
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