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    Re: Lego copyrights native language —Todd Lehman
   (...) I had been under the impression (as in just assumed) that LEGO made up cool-sounding names from scratch. Is this report saying that LEGO took actual words from a language of an indigenous tribe in New Zealand and isn't giving credit where (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
   
        Re: Lego copyrights native language —Matthew Gerber
     Since Todd brought this back up, I'd been meaning to look into this myself...and have. Interestingly enough, looking at the box and tube from my Tahu/Vakama set from S@H, every catalog/mini catalog I have, the Bionicle and LEGO web sites and LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
   
        Re: Lego copyrights native language —Lawrence Wilkes
    "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:3ae4c155.227241...net.com... (...) if (...) them. (...) If you run the various names of people and places from Bionical through a search engine you will see they come up with lots of hits, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
   
        Re: Lego copyrights native language —Pete White
   (...) As you would expect. Let's just say indigenous people may view this sort of thing as a bit more important than non-indigenous people would. Like Todd, I thought Lego had thought these names up, even though they sounded Polynesian. Is the Lego (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
   
        Re: Lego copyrights native language —Lawrence Wilkes
      "pete white" <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:GCAz19.F4r@lugnet.com... (...) minifig (...) using (...) I though it was exactly the comparison Didnt this thread start in relationship to Maoris complaining that Lego had trademarked (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
    
         Re: Lego copyrights native language —Dave Schuler
     (...) I used to know a guy whose last name is Lego. Maybe I should call and warn him. Dave! (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
   
        Re: Lego copyrights native language —Frank Filz
   (...) So it's ok for a Danish company to use an English name but not a Maori one? Note that it was pointed out that TLC did not copyright or trademark the names (and even if they were trademarked, a trademark is in relation to a specific product (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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