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I assume that TLC frowns greatly upon people using "lego" in domain names, don't they? Like ilovelego.com or everybodywantslego.com, etc. I just need a little clarification, since I don't think I've ever seen a fan page with lego in the domain. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Adrian, Take a look at (URL) It clearly states that LEGO can not be used in an internet address. Bob (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) a (...) In terms of "fair use," though, I don't know if it's entirely fair of them to flaunt that Morion right on the page, when it's not available in any current sets! Dave! (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, Lego doesn't like this. It's possible, although unclear, that they may even have a legal basis for saying so. It's fairly clear to me at least that they _shouldn't_ have a legal basis: Traditional trademarks are limited both in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Adrian Drake <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:FMqx9F.4Aw@lugnet.com... (...) need a (...) lego (...) Michael Edwards mentioned last week in the 2000 scans thread that he had a phone call from LEGO Denmark legal department, which he was not in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not to sound nitpicky, but that'd be "they treat what they perceive to be TM infringments".... "Technic" may be a trademark of the Lego Company, but it's also an English-language word dating back at least to 1760. (In one sense, it has (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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To add to my point -- you know all of those people using "brick" as part of their site names? Well, "brick" is a registered trademark of several different organization. Any one of these, by the logic of "no trademarks in domain names" could (and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Well if they don't like it, I hope they shut down www.legomaniac.com, www.legomaniac.org, and www.legomaniac.net. I wouldn't object to this site, except that it's a simple 'I' am practicing HTML' Bull. it's a site squatter. If it's not, and it's (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Matthew is absolutely right. Many companies try to take their trademark nonsense way too far, usually without legal basis. I remember a recent case (perhaps relevant here, noting Matthew's web address) where Toys'R'Us was going after a collecting (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Just wait until someone tries trademarking all the integers. :) (and out of curiosity, do you have some handy-dandy way of searching the trademark databases?) -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here's something semi-related (domain names)... (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This site seems to have slipped under the radar somehow, at least so far... (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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"Tom" == Tom Boucher <trekkie@spam.nomorestars.com> writes: Tom> Well if they don't like it, I hope they shut down www.legomaniac.com, Tom> www.legomaniac.org, and www.legomaniac.net. Tom> I wouldn't object to this site, except that it's a simple (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FMs09t.Ms2@lugnet.com... (...) far... (...) You're right. I had forgotten about that one. I remember the 'stink' on r.t.l when Brian announced it. Huw (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Paul Davidson <tinman@direct.ca> wrote in message news:FMrx24.EH1@lugnet.com... (...) case (...) *similarity*. (...) you (...) bullying, (...) Don't they make a fuss about anything with a back-to-front R in it? Huw (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi I did metion the phone call about the domains It was : www.legotechnic.co.uk In which, was my mistake, and i belive there is no legal action taken agaist me beacuse i am giving up the domain of www.legotechnic.co.uk to lego without any hassle. So (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah. The USPTO has a searchable database at <URL:(URL). There's also a few others which provide prettier front ends to the same data. (May be slightly out-of-date, though.) <URL:(URL) has a nice one that returns a lot of useful information in (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, they certainly do. And with anything using "are us", "for us", "r [something]", "'r' us", "r-us", or any other large amount of things which don't really relate to their trademarks. (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm glad to hear this -- it shows that there is some sanity in the world after all. :) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I thought this was already well known. Hence the reason for "creative" names like brickshelf, brickset, lugnet etc. KL (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Then they should go sue the Russian language or Tetris. :) -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There is a funny article on the www.theonion.com archives page that reports that Microsoft trademarked 1s and 0s stating that all of their code used them. It says that Apple had to start making pedal powered, vinyl disk using Macs because they (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This information is publicly available at (sorry for the wrapped URL) (URL) legomaniac.org, .com, and .net all came back to the same person: Registrant: James Carswell (LEGOMANIAC-DOM) 5930 - 147th St. Surrey, BC V3S 3A8 CA Domain Name: (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Michael, Did TLC at least offer to pay the registration fees you originially paid? That would only be fair. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Intel tried it with 586 I belive. They couldn't get a trade make so they called it the pentium instead. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's always nice to hear when people are using our databases and finding them useful. A note on currency of data though, just so you know. Our information comes directly from data tapes from the US PTO and is updated weekly. This information (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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But it´s not illegal (or what to call it) to have a URL like this: "www.someserver.com/...ame/lego", is it? --Tobias (...) need a (...) lego (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Presumably not, since "lego" isn't included in the domain name. (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Yes it is illegal, Lego AS does not like the world Lego in any address on the domain, i should know as i had the Legal Dept after me on this issue. -- Michael Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) So I can´t have an address like that? I know about many people with such addresses. --Tobias (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) They came after you for someserver.com/someu...rname/lego ? That's hard to believe. I bet I could come up with dozens of fans whose website structures go something like someserver.com/someu...lego/stuff someserver.com/someu...o/auctions (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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They came after me on this www.legotechnic.co.uk, even Lego explain that the word Lego should not be used in any domains (...) Don't worry, they will get sorted out, after the 2000 Picture there was a lot of buzz at Lego Legal dept. So be carefull (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The first example you gave has lego in the DOMAIN NAME, which is what the lego lawyers were complaining about (and have for years). The remaining examples show the word lego NOT actually in the domain name (which in this case is (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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