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Re: space legends and the SW licence
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lugnet.general, lugnet.space
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Tue, 14 Aug 2001 14:40:07 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> Jonathan Wilson <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> writes:
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> > We all know that the SW licence means no new space sets for a while
> > [...]
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> This rumour has been repeated many times on LUGNET and RTL, but I
> can't remember that I have seen an actual confirmation of it. Do you
> have any real evidence that this is so, or are you just basing your
> above sentence on the said rumour?
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> I think the Life On Mars series pretty much shows that there is no
> such thing as a "no space sets policy". I can hardly see how the Life
> On Mars series is _not_ space, with spacemen and space crafts and what
> have you!
The way I heard it - from a friend who worked at LEGO Futura on several of
the Star Wars models: The license with Lucas specifies 'no flying
spaceships' - or words to that effect.
So the 'Life on Mars' sets are ok, since they are strictly 'ground' vehicles.
And I believe my friend said the agreement was for six years - right up
through 'Episode III'...
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) I realize that most vehicles in the LoM-series are ground vehicles, but there is the 7315 Solar Explorer, which is clearly a flying space ship. I also seem to recall that some of the alternate models in the LoM-series are flying space ships, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: space legends and the SW licence
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| (...) This rumour has been repeated many times on LUGNET and RTL, but I can't remember that I have seen an actual confirmation of it. Do you have any real evidence that this is so, or are you just basing your above sentence on the said rumour? I (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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