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Hey Dad!! You seem to be too old to play with Lego.
So your message isn't a gripe?
And can't be very serious if you've only spent a couple of bucks on lego, come
back when it's more like 20 or 30 grand.
Mark H.
Wayne R Hussey wrote:
> To all you gripers out there who think The LEGO Group owes you something just
> because you've spent a couple of bucks on their product:
>
> GROW UP!
>
> A lot of you complaining about Brad Justus' comments about what is appropriate
> and legal to do regards TLG intellectual property and its distribution on the
> internet, need to realize that TLG could, by rights (copyrights!) remove any
> posting of any image originally created by them. That's what "rights" means.
>
> Some of you seem to think that these rules violate your "rights". In these
> circumstances, you have none. Just the same way that driving is a privilage,
> and not a right, your access to TLG information is a privilage.
>
> Responsibility dictates that we as adults, act like adults. We, upon finding
> out we are doing things blatantly illegal, or at best, not in the interests of
> our community, make an attempt to correct our behavior. When we were children
> and did something wrong, our parents provided guidance or punishment to
> correct our inappropriate actions. As adults, we are supposedly beyond the
> need for someone else to influence these corrections.
>
> Personally, I am becoming tired of the little minds that think they have the
> "right" to anything they want, just because they can get it. How many of you
> complainers would also believe that you have the "right" to drive drunk just
> because you able to? If caught, I'm sure you would gripe because the police
> did something to "get" you. You weren't responsible. It wasn't your fault.
>
> I propose that those of you who disagree with Mr. Justus' policies, quit
> demonstrating your irresponsibility by complaining, and become responsible
> adults and work toward making the system more the way you want it. In other
> words: If you have a different destination, just tell TLG where you want to
> go. Don't keep spinning your wheels telling them where you won't go. It serves
> no purpose, causes irritation and slows the rest of us down.
>
> Wayne
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| I believe that my 25 years of collecting and building with the Brick, and about $50,000 spending - not counting increased rents, storage materials and other expenses - during that time, qualifies me as "serious". (...) just (...) appropriate (...) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| To all you gripers out there who think The LEGO Group owes you something just because you've spent a couple of bucks on their product: GROW UP! A lot of you complaining about Brad Justus' comments about what is appropriate and legal to do regards (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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