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Re: Brickshelf instructions (was: One website...)
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Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:00:13 GMT
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Various snippage to get to the meat of the issue
Direct information on this is provided by Lego on their web site:
http://www.lego.com/info/fair.asp
""Scanning Of Copyrighted Materials Into A Web Site
The LEGO Group owns the copyrights to its building instructions, publications
and to the photographs used in our catalogs and on our packages. Copying,
scanning and distributing these materials on the Internet would be an
infringement of our copyrights. Nevertheless, at the present time the LEGO
Group does not object to scanning of limited extracts of these materials in
unaltered form for non-commercial purposes of exchange of information or good
faith commentary. However, scanned /images/info should not be given such
prominence as to indicate sponsorship of the Web site by the LEGO Group. We
would ask that the photographs be scanned without distortion or overemphasis
of the LEGO logo. A disclaimer and notice must appear indicating that the
copyrights are owned by the LEGO Group (e.g. LEGO Group. This is an
independent site not authorized or sponsored by the LEGO Group").""
As far as these statements are concerned there is no reason to believe that
someone can not upload current instructions. Brickshelf does upload current
Catalogs and these are also protected. The truth of the matter is you still
need Lego bricks to make any of the sets.
Charles Adams
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> ...except for every RECENT set. And it will apparently stay that way. See <
> http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/README>:
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> "3. Do not upload scans for current sets. This means sets released
> in 1997 or later. The exception to this rule is "Promotional"
> sets (the Soccer Stadium for example) which are not available
> through normal retail outlets."
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> I speculated about the reason for this a while ago here on Lugnet, though I
> don't remember whether anyone confirmed or denied my suspicion. Kevin Loch is
> providing a wonderful service to the online Lego community with Brickshelf --
> however, he IS posting copyrighted Lego material. I'm guessing that TLC
> probably asked Kevin to shut down completely when they first discovered him.
> After all, if you already own a bunch of parts, you might be able to build a • set
> you didn't buy, if only you knew what went into it.
>
>
> --
> John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
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| (...) Whist it is clear the TLC has no problem with brickset, this line did catch my eye: Group does not object to scanning of limited extracts of these materials in unaltered form for non-commercial purposes of exchange of information or good faith (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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