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Cool! I doubled what I did the previous year. Of course, I am a long way from Larry still. ...Waitaminute, the year isn't over yet. I still have 38 hours to post 2134 more times!! 8-P Anyway, how about a year-in-review, to see what all these posts (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.general)
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| | Light Gray Tiles in set #10041
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Hello, In set #10041, the LEGO Legends remake of #6390 - 'Main Street', it seems to me that for the rails of the building crane the original parts #812 - 'Train Level Crossing Center Rail Cap Insert' have been replaced by plates with tiles on top of (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | has anyone made Ghostbusters stuff in lego?
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I have seen at least one picture of the Ecto-1 from somewhere but other than that, nothing. Anyone know of any ghostbusters stuff done in lego (without modified pieces that is) or have any links? (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!
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(...) Would the FBI care? (I don't think the FBI starts looking at you until your a suspect of something, so unless you've got a reason to think the FBI may be after you...) I'd think the NSA, CIA, or the newly formed Homeland Security Department (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Top 1000 noisemakers
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Thanks to both Maggie for the reminder, and *Dan for the compilation. I like the fact that I’ve posted more than Suz for the past 2 years! …it make me feel somewhat kinda special… ;) <blushes> (...) These figures are a gauge of my self-worth… (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!
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(...) stronger bastions of respectable journalism in the UK. In any case, I sent the following letter to the editor. It's couched in the usual over-assertive letter-to-the-editor style that seems the only way to get past the sub-editors. to: (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!
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(...) (URL) bother - the FBI already knows you like LEGO. And their logic might not be as rigorous as that reporter's. (That was sarcasm. I hope.) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Brick Testament site linked with child porn case??!!
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This is very weird how they grouped the Brick Testament site along with the other offensive material...I guess I better purge my cache at work! Seems like they have blown this way out of proportion at this poor guys expense (or they were just (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general) !!
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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(...) There is the law, and then there is the moral overlay. What constitutes sufficient proof of having created the "first" instance of a given, disputed design? I am going to assume that what is being asserted is a claim of authorship for the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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(...) I agree completely. Plus, I am not really sure it matters whether the auctioned model is an original from the ground up or a derivative work based on Bram's design -- if there are sufficient differences to distinguish it from Bram's then they (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | New Poll: Why do you buy LEGO?
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Check it out! (URL) Wells (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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(...) Let's be careful to distinguish between what one *has* the right to do, and what *is* the right thing to do. Others have posted some great analysis of the legal side of things. I'll leave that to them, (after giving my hearty thanks, I learned (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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"Matthias Jaenichen" <mj@edv.jaenichen.biz> wrote in message news:upsnua.5k1.ln@g...hen.biz... (...) Hopefully (...) I can't believe this is so hard for some of you to understand. Bram has no problem with someone copying his work. Nobody should. (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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(...) I didn't have a problem with the seller selling a Lego Lamborghini, I had a problem because he was selling my Lego Lamborghini, or a close approximation thereof. If you still don't believe it's copied, see some of the other posts in this (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Intellectual property and the Internet (Was "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de)
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(...) No, *she* does not! But we are getting into the areas where the laws of various countries differ. Generally you can only assume that copyright is protecting the text/image and not the idea. For example in Australia ... taken from (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:H7wIr4.BL4@lugnet.com... (...) been (...) of (...) his (...) compensate (...) can (...) credit (...) I am sorry to read that you still feel you have more rights here. Hopefully you never (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Trademark infringement by LEGO and Lucasfilm?
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(...) unit, which is often referred to as a 'gonk droid' for short." (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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Good, it took guts to speak up and say something. Plus you found out what you suspected. wow. e (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
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Well, I contacted the seller, and he apologized. He admitted that he had been inspired by my model and built a similar car. Then, in order to get rid of some white parts and Ferrari wheels, he built another copy to sell. He mentioned that this was a (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Fair Use vs. Infringement (was: Re: Intellectual property and the Internet)
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I think this is more accurately treated as a work of art, _not_ an invention. Let me quote Rogers v. Koons and Sonnabend Gallery, Inc. (960 F.2d 301, cert. denied 113 S. Ct. 365). Artist Jeff Koons purchased a notecard with a photograph of a couple (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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