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Re: Builder's Gallery
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 9 Apr 1999 21:30:49 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Thomas Main writes:
> The official Lego site (http://www.lego.com) has a "Builder's Gallery"
> area now where people can upload their own creations. Each month, eight
> creations will be chosen for a vote by web club members for a "Builder
> of the Month." Each web-club member can have 4 votes per voting
> session. See the details at:
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> http://www.lego.com/gallery/
--- WARNING --- WARNING --- WARNING --- WARNING --- WARNING --- WARNING ---
Read the fine print very carefully before uploading any images!
Quote:
"The LEGO Group reserves the right to publish pictures on www.LEGO.com which
were not selected as part of the eight gallery pictures."
This is perfectly reasonable.
However:
"[...] All entries shall be the copyright of the LEGO Group and none will be
returned. [...]"
This and the sentences surrounding it sound like a holdover from the old days
before digital photography -- when you submitted actual photo prints, like to
Mania Magazine. BUT: still be careful here!
According to these rules, by uploading an image you have created, you giving up
the right ever to publish that image yourself in the future. That is, you may
be permanently and irrevocably transferring the copyright to LEGO, and you may
be infringing on their copyright if you display your own image on your own web
page!
Hopefully TLG will realize that the above requirement is totally ridiculous,
and require a grant of non-exclusive publishing rights instead.
--Todd
p.s. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and the above is not qualified legal
advice. Use your own judgment, or consult an attorney specializing in
communications and international copyright law.
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| (...) be (...) up (...) LEGO has published my Castle both in Mania Magazine and in the LEGO Creator Activity Book. In fact it was a LEGO employee that contacted me, after viewing my website, for the rights to have my Castle in the Activity Book. I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) up (...) Even if this is true, and Lego wanted to get nasty about it... they aren't claiming copyright ot your design. You can always generate another graphic (ie, take another picture and scan it in), and voila- a seperate image Leog holds no (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| The official Lego site ((URL) has a "Builder's Gallery" area now where people can upload their own creations. Each month, eight creations will be chosen for a vote by web club members for a "Builder of the Month." Each web-club member can have 4 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.announce)
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