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| | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Karim Nassar
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| | | | | (...) As am I, do not be surprised if the name changes rather suddenly, as FASA has the word "Mech" trademarked, and are very strict about enforcing it. --Karim (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) "Mech" isn't a registered trademark in the US. I'm not sure who FASA is -- would they even be in the same trademark class as Lego? (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Karim Nassar
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| | | | | | (...) FASA is a company that publishes and owns the rights and trademarks for the Battletech and Mechwarrior games, and among them, "BattleMech" and "Mech" are trademarks owned and defended by their legal department. They have succesfully sued (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | | | "Karim" <knassar@etymon.com> wrote in message news:FyuvG2.BtB@lugnet.com... (...) FASA (...) is -- (...) "Mech" (...) proliferation (...) used (...) but (...) Giant (...) model (...) You know I recall that D.C. once (or still does) had the copyright (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) Ah. The trademark is actually 'MECH, with a leading apostrophe, which is why I didn't find it in my previous search. (I didn't find anything for BattleMech, though. It's probably not a registered trademark, but non-registered trademarks still (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Brian Kasprzyk
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| | | | | | (...) BATTLEMECH is trademarked by FASA CORPORATION on March 8th, 1988. It was filed on Oct. 22, 1986. Serial NO: 73-626,352, REG NO: 1,479,757. Great discussion! (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Greg Howell
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| | | | | (...) If their being bold enough to use the word "mech" perhaps this means it will have real laegs instead of the connected sliddy things that we get in all the space sets. Just my thought (blind hope?) (...) Spider - Must get rid of... Spider - We (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Greg Majewski
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| | | | | | (...) Step on spidahhhh!!!! I promise... not... to kill you.... Ooohhh...hhh.... (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | (...) BOOO...OOOMMM...MMM (bass noise) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Kyle Henneberque
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| | | | | | (...) And those pretty are the lyrics to a very short (but good) song. (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | Yep. It's one of my faves. :^D I want TMBg to get their butts off the East Coast and come back to Seattle. Last time they were here I saw them at the Showbox, which is a small, over-21 club which allows you to get real close to John and John. Have (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Gene Weissinger
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| | | | | | | | They actually played the 'Shoehorn with Teeth' song for NPR... an poetry contest/exhibition to benefit Anti-violence Live from NY about a year ago. They are supposedly VERY avid in their support... I always knew I was among great people... LEGO and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | But the distinction is that at that concert, they played it as if you were listening to a CD and you hit the Fast Forward (or Forward Scan, rather). It's hard to describe, but I wish I had a recording of it. ~M (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2001 Set info —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) Not really my favorite. In fact, I think I like every other song on that disc better than Spider. And everything from Flood, and Lincoln. Even some of the stuff from John Henry, which was not a particular inspired effort. I must go get some (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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