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Hi there. I'm in a band named The Human Heads. For our recently completed album, we would like to use a photo I took of a LEGO creation I made. You can see the album cover itself and other photos of the structure on my Brickshelf account: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) sure. Why not just contact TLC and ask for permission? Or you could always read Lego's Fair Play documant at: (URL) then just decide for yourself. What is SO wrong with the cd cover design is that Timmy is practically dead center of the design (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The analogy is invalid. A company making bricks will not have any copyright on the design of those bricks (there may be patents, but patents don't preclude reproducing images of patented items). TLC does hold copyrights on the designs printed (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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"The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith" <thereverend@thereverend.com> wrote in message news:G9AHry.Fny@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) account: (...) trying (...) permission". (...) but (...) other (...) would (...) if (...) I think the way Sneaker Pimps got (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) In lugnet.general, Mark D. McKean writes: (...) You know, I would think that in a wall full of severed LEGO heads, Timmy is the first one you guys would want to see up there. @8-D Thanks for the comments and advice, though. I read over the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, everybody. Just wanted to fill you guys in on what has happened since I first posted. A fellow LUGNETer sent me the e-mail address of someone at LEGO who deals with these sorts of things, and with whom he had dealt successfully in the past. I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It sounds like typical LEGO policy. Sorry to hear it happened. I've been there. Hey, how about all those great T-shirts we can get from LEGO Direct... oh wait, never mind. :^P ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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Ok, Rev. here's what I've got to say..First of all I like the stuff you have posted on brickshelf. Secondly the image (wall of heads) could have been generated from scratch for all anybody knows. You did the right thing by corresponding with Lego (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If LEGO is seriously attempting a move into the music industry, I've got a steel drum in which they can burn their money much more efficiently. Dave! (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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In article <GA2tw0.72u@lugnet.com>, (...) This seems ridiculous to me. Did The Cars get the permission of Chrysler to use a 340 Duster on the cover of Heartbeat City? Did Rush have to get permission from Tinkertoy to use those on their Different (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Brendan Powell Smith writes: [snip] (...) Well, I guess I'll share a bit of my opinion on the LEGO brand, trademarks, etc. I firmly believe LEGO is overstepping their bounds here. The only thing they really have going for them in (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What on Earth are you talking about? That's like saying, "I don't know why Big Lumber Company didn't sue when John Carpenter made a desk out of their wood and sold it on eBay." The album cover makes much more sense. It's pretty clear that they (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Given the overall quality of John Carpenter's last few films, I can see why he'd resort to auctioning furniture on eBay. Dave! (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Heh! In my original post, it was Joe Carpenter, I couldn't help changing it to John. I didn't know if anyone would catch it... Some of his recent movies have been realy bad, I agree, but "John Carpenter's Vampires" is thoroughly enjoyable, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Haven't seen it, but I've heard lots of good things about it. Starman, The Thing, and Big Trouble... are all pretty good (there's that phrase again!), but Village o' the Darned and In the Mouth of I-wish-I-were-HP-Lovecraft were terrible! (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmmm. Yeah, "The Thing" is one of my favourites, ever since I first saw it (in about '84). And the DVD is good value, too - has some really good commentary about how they did some of the effects. Pretty fun stuff! ROSCO (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Anyone seen _Dark Star_? --Todd (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Carpenter's (...) I haven't, unfortunately. John Carpenter runs very hot and cold- while "Vampires" and "Big Trouble in Little China"[1] are great movies, "They Live" is terrible. eric [1]Trivia Question: What did the project that resulted in (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Come on man!! "They Live" is probably my favorite "B" movie of all time. It has one of the best fist fights I've seen in a movie, All to get a guy to ware a pair of sunglasses of all things!! I love the movie and crack up every time I see it. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) If by "best" you mean comically protracted, I wholeheartedly agree! While undeniably a good B-movie, one of the things I like most about it is... . . . . . . spoiler space . . . . . . . the fact that the hero dies. That's fairly rare in modern (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yah that's what I mean. There have to be 4 or 5 points during the fight that you figure thats it, it's over, and they go about kicking the &%$# out of each other for another round. That is one awsome, and incredibly funny at times fight. If it (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Ah, one of my favorite movies, in terms of cheese, anyway. : ) Right up there with the American President. But I digress on that one... Anyway, (...) Quoted in the Duke Nukem game as well, I forgot about where it came from. : ) Somewhat spolier (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Huh. Ok, I have to 'fess up. I've never actually seen "They Live" all the way through. And on top of that, I know that it's a good movie to sit around and watch and make fun of (there are two types of good movies in my mind- ones you can enjoy (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Frequent quote of mine from "They Live": "I came here to kick a$$ and chew bubblegum. And I'm all outta bubblegum." Cheese scale of one to ten=13 (off the chart). Real classic. Aaron (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well I can say I enjoyed "They Live" even though it is eminently mockable. I actually found a pretty good site dedicated to "They Live"... (URL) these guy's must be wacked! Making a web site about something that silly that they loved from (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, you liked "Fight Club," for pity's sake, so I don't know if your definition of "really bad" matches mine! 8^) "In the Mouth of Madness" was absolutely god-awful from start to finish, and "Village of the Damned" was just about the same, (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Heh. Alright. The concept was originally "Buckaroo Banzai vs The World Crime League", which is mentioned at the end of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. When that fell apart, the concept was heavily modified (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Some of Rowdy's other acting credentials include the video work of Cindy Lauper. Now THAT'S range! Dave! (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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