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Subject:	Re: Lego Factory Contest results
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general
Date:	Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:13:44 GMT
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In lugnet.build.microscale, George Edward Godwin wrote:

In lugnet.build.microscale, Mark van ‘t Hooft wrote:

But that brings up an interesting question. Assuming a 5% royalty to the designer from sets created and sold through LEGO Factory, would it make financial sense to compete using aftermarket bricks?

I doubt there will be a percentage royalty given to set designers if the Lego Factory is ever opened to the general public. That would be a paperwork/legal nightmare to implement. Think more along the lines of today’s Lego Mosaic (only 3D!).

Also I wonder if the small baseplate standard would apply to LEGO Factory sets or was it just used as a limitation for the contest?

I’d imagine there will be piece total restictions. There are processing, shipping, and packaging limitations that would have to be considered. Furthermore there are price issues that might drive the restriction to smaller sets. What happens if a child creates a huge $500 set in Digital Designer and asks their parents to order it?

Spencer

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		Re: Lego Factory Contest results
(...) A good tradeoff might be to give designers credit toward future purchases of their own. That stays "within the system" - no checks to mail, etc. When a designer's model is purchased, that designer's account gets a credit. Very simple, right? (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, FTX)

		Re: Lego Factory Contest results
(...) Uhm, have you seen print-on-demand servcies such as www.cafepress.com or www.trafford.com? They do exactly that with t-shirts, mugs, books, CD's, etc. The paperwork/legal aspects of such a venture are easy to deal with following the Cafepress (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general)

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		Re: Lego Factory Contest results
(...) Glad to hear your designs might be available to purchase one way or the other. But that brings up an interesting question. Assuming a 5% royalty to the designer from sets created and sold through LEGO Factory, would it make financial sense to (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, FTX)

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