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Re: Brickshelf instruction scans
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 27 Feb 2002 00:38:09 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Benjamin Medinets writes:
> However this brings up an interesting dilemma....Brickshelf (now Brickshelf
> LLC) was founded to originally display the scans of instructions and
> catalogues....the hosting of MOC's and other stuff was secondary.
> The compilation of the scans was the idea of Kevin Loch...and he should have
> intellectual property rights to the concept...even though the actual
> intellectual property rights of the instructions and catalogues belong to
> Lego Company.
I dunno about how IP rights to the concept of hosting LEGO instruction scans
online would work. If someone else wanted to host scans online, I don't
think there would be anything Kevin could say about it.
> The reason I say it is interesting dilemma is because Lego, and more
> specifically the customer service department within Lego Company refer to
> Brickshelf (now Brickshelf LLC) as the primary source of scans for
> instructions....which begs the question....what happened to the instruction
> information at Lego?
This is a major point I think needs serious consideration on the part of the
LEGO company. If their operators are referring their customers to
Brickshelf, that implies endorsement on the part of LEGO -- whether or not
that is an intention of the management at Consumer Affairs or not. Either
LEGO should not refer their customers to BrickShelf, or so long as they do
and don't provide an equivalent alternative, they should allow BrickShelf
L.L.C. to host instruction scans online free of charge, or allow them to
charge a fee for the access (bandwidth) to those scans to keep the site afloat.
-Tim
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