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Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.publish
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Date: 
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:50:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> writes:

David Zonker Harris wrote:
  http://www.legoirrigation.com  Water Whiz-LEGO, in Medley, FL USA
     (just an under construction page, with no clue about them...)
     (Maybe they do the plumbing, or the mechanics for the water-based
       displays in the LEGOLAND parks? ;-)

I hope that's not colonic irrigation with Lego.  Ouch!

All the others looked plausable, but I seriously suspect that this one is a
3rd-party domain name.  I wonder how long it'll be around before TLG's legal
sharks sink their teeth in...

I think there is an Israel-based company named LEGO which makes products for
water irrigation and hoses and things.  IANAL, but I don't think TLG has (or
can have) a problem with it because it's in a completely separate industry
and hence not trademark dilution (something along those lines).

--Todd

p.s.  This is wildly off-topic for .trains; followups to .publish



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  Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
 
(...) There is also a Japanese Lego company - they make ceramic figurines. (I used to see these a lot on eBay before Lego got its own group.) Also, not far from my parent's house I saw a big billboard advertising "LEGO HOMES FOR SALE". I was quite (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
  Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
 
(...) for water irrigation and hoses and things. Here is one of their products: (URL) Smallbeck scotts@contactics.com (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
  Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
 
(...) Although who knows what'll happened if they'd make something based on their water-system patent: (URL). (...) p.s. Now wildly off-topic in .publish; followups to .general (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)

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  Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
 
(...) I hope that's not colonic irrigation with Lego. Ouch! All the others looked plausable, but I seriously suspect that this one is a 3rd-party domain name. I wonder how long it'll be around before TLG's legal sharks sink their teeth in... Cheers, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)

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