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Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:05:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes:
> Before anyone gets too excited about this, no money changed hands in this
> transaction. This is a necessary part of the conversion from a "hobby" site
> to a commercial site. While it would have been nice to run it as a hobby site
> forever, the immense trafic has made that impossible. While this has been in
> progress for some time, it was accellerated by the fact that I lost my job
> yesterday. Brickshelf must now support itself, as I am unable to. Brickshelf
> will soon be selling Brickshelf branded merchandise, as well as other products
> of interest to it's visitors. It will also soon have banner ads (ugh),
> although I will try to do that in a tasteful (yet effective) manner.
I am sorry to hear that, but hopefully normality will be resumed in a short
while. I wish you the best finding a new job!
If the changes will keep the site alive in this time of difficulty, bring'em on.
> A related concequence is that the Instruction and Catalog scan library had to
> be taken offline. This was necessary because the Company had not yet received
> permission from LEGO to use them on a commercial site, and to reduce bandwidth
> costs. I sincerely hope that a workable business solution can be found for
> those two issues.
Given the Fact that LEGO itself sent people to Brickshelf when looking for
scans, it would only be fair that they gave their permission for free.
Ultimately, they are beneficiaries of the site'e activity. And they don't
lose anything by granting you the permission.
Have they said anything about it so far?
Pedro
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