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Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
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lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:14:56 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Chris Maddison writes:

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the first set to use "Star Wars pieces"
> in a non-SW set (I'm talking about the Battle Droid arms on the blue racer).

Weren't the click hinges developed for SW first? They're in everything now.

> Maybe this changes some things previously thought about the license
> agreement between LEGO and Lucasfilm?

How so? Parts are parts, right? It's the configuration in sets that the
license would cover, if I'm not mistaken.

Matt



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  Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
 
Remember that some of the Harry Potter pieces are copyright Lego and Warners, so pieces are not necessarily pieces -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Matthew Gerber" (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)

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  "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
 
Hi all, I was browsing thru Tim's awesome coverage of the Toy Fair (go to www.fbtb.net), and noticed this: (URL) me if I'm wrong, but this is the first set to use "Star Wars pieces" in a non-SW set (I'm talking about the Battle Droid arms on the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)

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