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Re: The Future of Trains
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lugnet.lego
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Wed, 3 Oct 2007 07:31:00 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> So, what about taking another route and simply approach one of the many
> model railroad companies to see their interest in making something more like
> what THEY already make that *could* suit our needs? I'd love to see some
> unofficial brass L-Guage track. Heck, I might even be inclined to make that
> garden railway I always wanted. (hi John!)...
Scott pretty much summed up my concern over this one. Get a commercial entity
involved, and you're in danger of crossing the line for patent infringement. I
doubt they'd ever go after Ondrew for his hand-modded track (indeed, since he
uses 100% original LEGO track, and he's technically just charging for labor,
they'd have a very hard time getting a court to side with them on that one), but
if someone starts churning out a competing source of L-gauge track, especially
if it's clearly designed to be compatible with the exising 9v system (and most
especially if it involves reproducing the handful of existing track geometries),
and that would be a very different situation.
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| Snip (...) So, what about taking another route and simply approach one of the many model railroad companies to see their interest in making something more like what THEY already make that *could* suit our needs? I'd love to see some unofficial brass (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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