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Subject:	Re: What an ambulance!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq
Date:	Sat, 14 Oct 2000 00:54:03 GMT
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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!! http://www.cobi.com.pl/PRODUKTY/COBI/0426.html Note the flowers t the side of the building http://www.cobi.com.pl/PRODUKTY/COBI/0427.html LOOK AT THE PROPELLERS AND TAILFINS!!!! http://www.cobi.com.pl/PRODUKTY/COBI/0450.html And that set gives a clear view of the LEGO minifigure pants used on a cobi female! I am outraged at this sham! Oh well. What can I do about it?

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		Re: What an ambulance!
(...) news:G2EAI3.JMx@lugnet.com... (...) them, (...) No wonder they're juniorized. ;-) -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

		Re: What an ambulance!
I noticed too. BUT...like I said in my other posting: What about those clear minifig style heads that are used as the overhead flashing lights on the larger ambulance set. Seriously...I think they have their own molds that were designed using (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

		Re: What an ambulance!
Here's a similar example of blatant copying by a company in china that I found. Every piece is a copy of a LEGO piece, they even copied the instructions and the box. The only thing is that they don't fit each other very well. (URL) J. Trobaugh North (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

		Re: What an ambulance!
(...) Yeah, what about them? They look very much inspired by TLC's flowers, but there are clear differences. /Tore (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

		Re: What an ambulance!
(...) So, who feels brave enough to tell Lego? Remember, all that time Cobi is sitting on those shelves, Lego is losing revenue. Those Lego lawyers could have Cobi out of business in no time, but I supose Cobi would just move to another part of the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

		Re: What an ambulance!
(...) If that's really what they're doing, then they'll go bankrupt long before TLC has a chance to sue them. (...) Not as clear as the view at: (URL) even the one you pointed out is clearly slightly-different in design from the original. Just take (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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		Re: What an ambulance!
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: (URL) must admit that I salivated when I saw that particular one. Is this (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)

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