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Re: "The LEGO Group" or "The LEGO Company"?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:49:03 GMT
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"Jake McKee" <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message
news:IDGJJE.1or5@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Brian Kendig wrote:
> 
> > So I think the answer is that Lego doesn't even know what it wants to be
> > called.
> 
> You'd think :)
> 
> Actually, the background comes down to legal and tax issues. As I
> understand
> each country office/branch is a separate "company". So in Billund, it's
> LEGO
> A/S. In Enfield, it's LEGO Systems, Inc., etc.
> 
> I don't know the specifics (I try to steer clear of legal stuff), but the
> name
> to refer to the thing that you know as "LEGO", and you once referred to as
> "The
> LEGO Company" is "The LEGO Group".
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> Jake¬
> ---¬
> Jake McKee¬
> Community Liaison¬
> LEGO Community Team

Kinda like Prince, that became the unpronounceable symbol (the artist
formerly known as Prince), and then Prince again?

Rob
www.brickmodder.net



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  Re: "The LEGO Group" or "The LEGO Company"?
 
(...) That's enough out of you Rob; there always seems to be one "smartass" in the group...LOL! jt (22 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: "The LEGO Group" or "The LEGO Company"?
 
(...) You'd think :) Actually, the background comes down to legal and tax issues. As I understand each country office/branch is a separate "company". So in Billund, it's LEGO A/S. In Enfield, it's LEGO Systems, Inc., etc. I don't know the specifics (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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