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Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Thu, 7 Dec 2000 02:13:39 GMT
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David Eaton wrote:
> In lugnet.general, John Rudy writes:
> > I think what James is saying here is that if you copy his design outright
> > and sell it. THIS breaks copyright laws, and is comperable to selling
> > bootlegged CDs.
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> Umm.. no. James' position is more like the whole Napster/Music thing. Should
> I be able to play an artist's music whenever I want without paying them for
> it? Can I burn my own CD's of their music for my own personal use? Can I
> sing their songs in the car?
This last one seems to me to be the most relevant in this case. If I sit down
with
my guitar and pluck out the beginning of "Enter Sandman", it would be
completely
ludicrous for Metallica to sue me for it - and if the law believes it is
possible, then
to quote Mr. Clemens, "the Law is an Ass."
J
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| (...) Baby, it always was... A lot of bad law is coming down in terms of intellectual property primarily because the main participants can afford to assert their views. And as far as the computer industry is concerned -- the whole thing is built on (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Umm.. no. James' position is more like the whole Napster/Music thing. Should I be able to play an artist's music whenever I want without paying them for it? Can I burn my own CD's of their music for my own personal use? Can I sing their songs (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)
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