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Re: Use of the LEGO(r) name/trademark in game instructions
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lugnet.gaming
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Sat, 24 May 2003 12:45:52 GMT
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In lugnet.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> I think it comes down to how you use the trademark.
And it would be used respectfully.
> Using it in the name
> of the game will not fly (because people could assume the game was a
> product of TLC).
I wouldn't even think of it. :)
The game has a name (not yet finalized) that suggests the nature of the
mechanism, but does not include the company name in any way.
> Mentioning in the game rules that TLC makes an
> excellent set of LEGO sets that can be used in the game would be
> entirely different.
This is precisely what I intend to do. The game I'm working on (more
specifically a set of game rules to be distributed freely) could be played
with LEGO bricks or with MegaBloks. But, why would you want to play
anything with MegaBloks? ;)
> I think giving statistics for official LEGO sets
> (such as pirate games do) should be ok, though that can be treading on
> thin ice
I'm not familiar with any pirate games, so I'm not sure quite what this
refers to. Suffice to say I won't even be talking about specific LEGO sets.
This game is much more generic and requires only 'LEGO bricks'.
> (I know many authors trademark many of the names in their
> stories, and that has caused problems with games providing stats for
> them).
Again, this is probably not as involved as any of that. I'm just using LEGO
as a medium with which to play this game. That was the design I wanted to
achieve. The game rules will be available on a web page as a free offering
to anyone that wants to try them.... end of story. There is nothing for
sale and nothing that I feel infringes on LEGO's turf in any way. I was
prompted to ask the question however when I noticed that BrikWars doesn't
use the official name in their rules. Based on further information though,
I think I see why this was done and I'm going forward with my plans to use
the name. My game is extremely NON-violent, so I'm reasonably comfortable
in thinking that the company won't object. :)
Thanks for the input!
Allan B.
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| I think it comes down to how you use the trademark. Using it in the name of the game will not fly (because people could assume the game was a product of TLC). Mentioning in the game rules that TLC makes an excellent set of LEGO sets that can be used (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.gaming)
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