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Subject:	Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de
Date:	Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:06:40 GMT
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Well, I contacted the seller, and he apologized. He admitted that he had been inspired by my model and built a similar car. Then, in order to get rid of some white parts and Ferrari wheels, he built another copy to sell. He mentioned that this was a one-time-only deal, and that he hadn't expected his actions to upset anyone. I had hoped he would close the auction or compensate me in some way for using my design, but it looks like an apology is all I can hope for. Hopefully in the future, he will be more careful about giving credit where credit is due. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org

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		Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:H7wIr4.BL4@lugnet.com... (...) been (...) of (...) his (...) compensate (...) can (...) credit (...) I am sorry to read that you still feel you have more rights here. Hopefully you never (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)

		Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
Good, it took guts to speak up and say something. Plus you found out what you suspected. wow. e (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)

		Re: "Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
Ultimately this may be the best thing to happen. There's some understanding and a whole lot of us learned something from it. I wonder though, where do you plan to go from here? Did the apology suffice? I suppose you could ask for some of the money (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)

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		"Borrowed" Lamborghini Diablo design on Ebay.de
Saw this on Brickshelf: (URL) found this to get a closer look at the design: (URL) compare the photos to these: (URL) me, it looks like he tried to copy my design as close as he could, and just changed a few things to make his choice of wheels fit (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)

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