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Subject: 
Is this as evil as I think it is?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Followup-To: 
lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:18:38 GMT
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Full (but line-split URL)
<http://www.beatties.net/productareas/display2.cfm?brand=LEGO&id=0000000043521&level2=1&level3=1&majgroup=9&cat=default>

Shorter (still works, almost, URL)
<http://www.beatties.net/productareas/display2.cfm?brand=LEGO&id=0000000043521>

Not only have they 'borrowed' the image from the LEGO website, but they've
maimed the LEGO logo!

Question is - where should reports like this be made? To the original web-site,
pointing them to the fair-play document, or somewhere on LUGNET and let TLC
deal with it themselves?

Richard



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: Is this as evil as I think it is?
 
(...) Ah, but it didn't split.. are <> parsed differently to keep the URL intact? Cool if so :) Richard (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Is this as evil as I think it is?
 
(...) It's probably just ignorance/stupidity, not evil. (...) *shrug* They've got a lot of lawyers. They can probably take care of themselves. (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Is this as evil as I think it is?
 
(...) site, (...) Are you referring to the fact that a little bit of the red box has been chopped off top and bottom as maimed? As for the 'borrowing' of images, then this might be legal. Most manufacturers provide retailers with images of their (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Is this as evil as I think it is?
 
(...) My question is, other than it being great (maybe) that you feel the desire to play LEGO logo nanny, why should there be any "official" channel through LUGNET for reporting something that is really TLC's responsibility? Granted, they could be a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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