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Re: LEGO in the New York Times!
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lugnet.animation, lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:03:38 GMT
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Since it's definitely within copyright laws to use an excerpt of a copyrighted
work for the purposes of review...

In lugnet.publish.cinema, Ed Mayhall writes:

"Rick & Steve," directed by Q. Allan Brocka, contains simulated sex scenes
(using Lego figures). Some other brick films depict risqué situations.

But Ms. Hartnett said Lego was meant for all ages. "You can do whatever you
want with Lego bricks," she said.

I thought this article (by PAMELA LiCALZI O'CONNELL, published in the NYTimes)
was very well written.




Of more interest to fans of LEGO, this answers the age-old question about how
LEGO feels about people doing "naughty" things with minifigs or LEGO in
general.

eric



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  Re: LEGO in the New York Times!
 
(...) Just give them some bogus info and read any news story you want. :) Here is the one you were asking to see. ---...--- from www.nytimes.com A New Kit From Lego for Auteurs of Bricks It was not until the recent holiday shopping season that Lego (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.general)

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