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| | | Does anyone know thier stance? If someone made a movie using Lego elements instead of clay or something but didn't actually point out the fact that it was Lego, (they treated the film completly serious and never pointed out the fact that it was made (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —Torsten Fresemann
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| | | | | (...) was (...) There's actually a music video made that way. The song's name is "Zap" and it's by a group called Etner Real. It's basically a Lego version of 'Apocalypse Now' - well made and good fun, particularly the beginning with the hospital (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | (...) I think as long as the Lego logo wasn't prominent (perhaps even not apparent), you'd be far within your rights. I mean, most things you see used in movies are made by _someone_, even those not there because of licensing deals. Now, if your (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) I neglected a key point in my original question that might change the senerio somewhat. What if one was to use minifigs as "actors" in a film. (Obviously one cannot use the Darth Vader minifig, but what about the tattooine luke if it is not (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) One probably _can_ use the Darth Vader minifig if it's a parody. And if you're not making any money off of this, free speech rights go a long way. (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) Well half of the question is could one sell it. (assuming anyone would want it.) I am thinking of making a feature length film. (~2 hours) I have over 20,000 US$ worth of Lego elements. My question is could I use that as the medium of the film (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —Matthew Verdier
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| | | | | | Mike Petrucelli wrote in message ... (...) over (...) just (...) give (...) figs?) (...) About a month ago in Orlando there was a film festival made up of shorts from amateur and novice filmmakers. They were all very odd artsy films. One was made (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | (...) was (...) I am no expert, but its hard to see why you would need to involve lego unless you were using their trademarks. Lego cant stop you doing anything with the bricks youve bought. I understand that they tried with the guy who built (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: TLCs stance on stop-motion films? —James Powell
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| | | | (...) That case was slightly different, since the LEGO came from the company, under one of the art programs (where Lego gives Lego to artists to build things...) James P (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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