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Re: 2001 Set info
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Tue, 8 Aug 2000 03:19:33 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Matthew Miller writes:
> Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote:
> > Ahh, hmm. So, the information has been released to Target Stores, and
> > Target has placed it in their computer. An employee of Target who has
> > access to that information legally (ie, he was not sneaking into his
> > bosses' offices) shared it with us, just as he could by store policy if we
> > walked into the store, and Lego says we can't discuss it?
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> What if someone goes in to Target, asks an employee for that info, gets it,
> and then posts it here?
Interesting question. The info is out there. It WILL be discussed. I've
received numerous copies of it already. I could simply post it on my website
or to RTL or any number of places (either taking credit for it or as
anonymously as possible) and it could spread from there, as I'm sure it
already has.
I respect Todd's desire to not be the source of leak's, but this sort of thing
is going to happen - it happens with every industry, every product. And
usually only insanely arrogant companies like Apple decide to make fools of
themselves (and in some cases, draw more attention to the leaks) by demanding
removal of info like this from fan sites.
Sorry, but I never agreed with the "you can't talk about it if you come across
it in a vendor catalog" debate last year, and I don't agree with this. If
Lego doesn't want the info floating around it shouldn't be releasing it into
retailer systems. Only if it doesn't release it those retailers probably
won't commit to stocking it, and round and round we go.
Todd's going to have to keep playing policeman for this one site, while
numerous others will probably reprint the info, either now or soon. In fact,
I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't end up as an anonymous coward posting on
Slashdot or something - especially the Star Wars set info. Who wouldn't want
to know that they're releasing (picture a nice black line here) or (another
black line) or heck, especially the (black line, double strength) - for the
low price of (black line), (black line), and (black line)?
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| (...) Me too. But in this case, *Target* is the source of the leak. At this point, it's fair game. The only issue that comes into it for me is the one of respect for Lego. Out of respect for them, I personally will avoid posting data that I might (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Apple's quiet crackdown began more than two years ago. Heads rolled, because they leaked bogus information that was planted to detect the leak. Apple may have gotten "better publicity" for last month's crackdown on photos of "the cube", but it (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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