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Subject:	Unbelievable infringement of copyright
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Mon, 21 Jul 2003 18:30:47 GMT
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I was browsing the ebay listing for legos, and I stumbled on this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3138948950&category=19011 I am not a lawyer, but I think this is a flagrant infringement of copyright. This set is identical to a genuine LEGO rescue set, 6451 River Response, even the age markings and the seal sticker on the box!!!! It is being offered from Hong Kong. TLC, Take note and action!

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		Re: Unbelievable infringement of copyright
(...) Been there, seen that, and the company already lost the lawsuit. (URL) should really do search on this sort of stuff before you post. It's at least the third time this has been mentioned. Adrian (URL) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Unbelievable infringement of copyright
(...) They know. "Brick" or "Shifty" brands are notorious knockoffs produced (I believe) in China. It's hard to go after copyright violators there. Bruce (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Unbelievable infringement of copyright
(...) Actually, the more relevent issue is that the above auction is listed in LEGO > Sets > Other, which is a clear violation of Ebay's listing policies (URL) have of course notified Ebay of this (and I'm sure that by this point others have as (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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