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Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:22:26 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Tim Courtney writes:
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> > When I was having the website logo redone right before Kidvention, I had a
> > discussion about this with one of LEGO's lawyers. I had the person
> > rendering the logo make a brick with 'LDRAW' on the studs in the same style
> > text as 'LEGO' is printed on bricks. When she saw a sample of the logo, she
> > requested I put 'LEGO' on the studs, or leave them blank.
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> Now that I think of it, this kind of bugs me. If I could come up with a
> low-maintenance way to put "MegaBloks" on every clone.dat brick I would
> happily do so. How can LEGO imply ownership of a virtual brick that could,
> frankly, be any of a dozen clone brands? I know, of course, that LDraw.org
> has always been very (and appropriately) pro-LEGO, but if someone wants to
> put LDRAW on a brick stud, and if that same someone isn't passing the brick
> off as a "real" virtual LEGO brick, what's the problem? Is it simply a
> matter of respect for the brand? If so, that's cool--I just wanted to
> clarify that one brand isn't assuming ownership of the entire LCad universe,
> both "canonical" and apocryphal.
No way! I think it's absolutly necessary that the word LEGO be put on each
and every one of those K'Nex pieces that were modelled a few months ago!
8?D
I think if you were modelling an element available from a clone manufacturer
only, you'd be well within this system to put their name on it. What could
LEGO do? Insist that you put their name on someone else's part? I don't
think that's what's being said here, now, do you Dave!?
It really is about respect for the brand...they're saying that if you MUST
use a name, they prefer it to be theirs, as they are the ones who put their
name on the studs...putting anyting else on there WOULD be starting to
impeed upon their trade dress...LDraw gets A LOT of other-way looking from
LEGO, so why stir up trouble? Tim was right to put the LEGO name on the
studs, IMO...
And that's Matt's 2¢
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| (...) Now that I think of it, this kind of bugs me. If I could come up with a low-maintenance way to put "MegaBloks" on every clone.dat brick I would happily do so. How can LEGO imply ownership of a virtual brick that could, frankly, be any of a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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