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| | | (...) In general, no. But in your case, I suspect there is a problem. Not with LDraw/MLcad, but with the fact that you are modeling a toy with its own copyright and trademark issues. I don't think that Robotech toys or other products are currently (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Allan Bedford
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| | | | | (...) If this is the case, then how are the 'Bricksmiths' getting by? Don't they use the same LEGO bricks in their sets? Regards, Allan B. (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | | Allan Bedford wrote in message ... (...) The problem is not the LEGO bricks, but the thing he is proposing to make a model of and sell. Kevin ---...--- NEW Tank Engine custom train set: (URL) Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: (URL) Lego Kits & (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | | (...) Could you explain how you see these two situations as being similar? If I understand what William says in his post he is saying there may be an issue with Sun making models of some sort of trademarked toy - Robotech. Meaning literally that (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Allan Bedford
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| | | | | | | | (...) I saw this paragraph and thought William was referring to LEGO as the 'toy'. My mistake. (...) I missed this paragraph somehow in my initial read. Ooops. (...) Precisely. My mistake entirely. I apologize again. Regards, Allan B. (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —James Brown
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| | | | | | | (...) He's not suggesting using Lego is an issue, he's suggesting that modeling Robotech toys might be an issue. HTH James (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Allan Bedford
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| | | | | | | | (...) I apologize. I completely misunderstood William's post. Not his fault, but mine. I thought he was referring to the idea of putting out instructions for pieces (LEGO) to which someone else owned the patent. Apologies to all. I wasn't trying to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —William R. Ward
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| | | | | | (...) If you made a model of a Lego product (supersized minifig sculpture, etc.) out of Lego and tried to sell it, they'd probably come after you. But using Lego bricks as a medium is OK. The issue isn't the medium, it's what is produced - an image (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Sun Yun
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| | | | | | (...) All points well taken. This is some good discussion. I definitely might be infringing on copyrights in some way by producing a Lego toy based on someone elses intellectual property. I'm very familar with the Harmony Gold's(copyright owner) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) I think technically yes. For the most part, building, automobile, train, airplane, and ship manufacturers (things which are regularly modeled) are all pretty open to scale models. These scale models don't cut into their business at all, and if (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | | (...) I think technically no. Again, I am not an atty. and this is not legal advice, but despite not having current access to Westlaw/Nexus/Lexus I have a fairly educated opinion about these things... Companies have copyrights, trademarks, and (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) It varies. For example NS is quite open, approving use of their logo and color scheme as well as "tribute" logos like the NCLTC uses, for use by clubs, and UP isn't nearly as open as NS is, not nearly at all, they shunt you to their marketing (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | (...) Good advice. And I am not such an atty. but here's what I think... If you don't call it specifically what they call it, and it is only modelled after a thing, but is not in it's precise appearance or construction the thing itself, you can (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Selling MOC Instructions? Your Thoughts? —John P. Henderson
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| | | | (...) Nor am I, as a note of disclaimer. Although I have researched copyright law in the past for other things... (...) No, considering all the different games and media that use the word "Mech" and its concept. Furthermore, the particular Robotech (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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