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Re: What an ambulance!
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq
Date: 
Sat, 14 Oct 2000 00:23:44 GMT
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OOOOOHHH MAN!!!


BLATENT COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT!

Although, do my eyes deceive me?  Clear light blue Minifig heads on the larger
ambulance???

Go to this link to see what I mean:

http://www.cobi.com.pl/PRODUKTY/COBI/0415.html

I must admit that I salivated when I saw that particular one.  Is this an
eastern european toy or something?


Isn't the doctor breaking some kind of trademark laws?  I'm pretty sure the
minfigure is protected, it says so on some of the boxes.  And isn't that a
LEGO
steering wheel?
Most of it seems to be a clear copy of LEGO. The headlights, and most of the
basic pieces, have a very big similarity to LEGO. It does seem that they're
violating a few trademark laws.



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  Re: What an ambulance!
 
My god. Someone has, no, NEEDS to be sued for this! I think they just take Lego pieces, scratch off the Lego logo, repaint them, and stick them in their 'own' sets!! (URL) the flowers t the side of the building (URL) AT THE PROPELLERS AND (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

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(...) Most of it seems to be a clear copy of LEGO. The headlights, and most of the basic pieces, have a very big similarity to LEGO. It does seem that they're violating a few trademark laws. (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

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