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Re: T-shirts (was Re: hats)
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lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping
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Sat, 27 Feb 1999 02:28:20 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.general, c576653@cclabs.missouri.edu (Christopher L. Weeks) writes:
> > Are any of you knowledgable of restrictions that would be placed on
> > including Lego images on a T-shirt?
>
> IANAL ("I Am Not A Lawyer") so take this with a grain of salt, but for the
> most accurate and safest answer, consult an attorney who specializes in
> trademarks and trade dress and that sort of thing. Generally, if you produced
> original artwork using LEGO elements, you're probably OK.
>
> > Can I take a POV rendering of a spaceship built of Lego, and use it as
> > T-shirt art?
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> Very high probability of being OK, I would say. As long as you don't put the
> LEGO logo on the shirt or do the surrounding artwork in a style which could be
> confused with the "energetic" official T-shirts.
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> > Does any kind of credit have to be given to Lego?
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> Probably not. Might be a good idea to note in the corner that the shirt is
> unofficial.
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> > Does this change if the shirts are being sold?
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> Probably not, but if you're walking the line between acceptable use and
> unacceptable use (again, you would have to consult an attorney or ask TLG
> directly to find out what's acceptable), then selling them could draw more
> attention.
I have a feeling that whether you are leagally allowed to use the image or not
the LEGO Group would ask you not to use it.
Chris
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> > Is there a difference between using a model that TLG sold
> > as a set, and using my own?
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> Yes, probably. Using a model that TLG designed is probably one small step
> closer to being unacceptable than using your own model (which should be
> totally acceptable).
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> Again, IANAL, so please don't take this a legal advice. Consult an attorney,
> or write TLG, or just make your artwork so un-LEGO-like that it couldn't
> possibly cause a problem.
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> --Todd
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| [Removed lugnet.market.shopping from 'Newsgroups' header and added lugnet.publish] (...) Not necessarily. I'm positive that it depends highly on the specific imagery and usage. Suzanne and I had a meeting with a couple TLG attorneys in October of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: T-shirts (was Re: hats)
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| (...) IANAL ("I Am Not A Lawyer") so take this with a grain of salt, but for the most accurate and safest answer, consult an attorney who specializes in trademarks and trade dress and that sort of thing. Generally, if you produced original artwork (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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