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Re: 2001 Set info
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Date:
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Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:02:13 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Eric Joslin writes:
> and
> Lego says we can't discuss it?
No, Lego asked Todd not to publish information they consider "confidential",
and he agreed to not do that.
You're still free to discuss it. But, if you want to *publish* it somewhere,
you'll have to find a publisher that won't honor Lego's request.
> In other words, we are being asked to not talk about
> something that is well within the public domain, by LEGO's own actions.
Oh, really? You've read Lego's contract with Target, and verified that it
has no provisions for keeping advance information confidential? Or is it
possible that it was sloppy security at Target, in violation of their
agreement with Lego, that allowed it to leak out?
Ran
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Either way, the problem is at Target. Once it's out, it's news. Frankly, I find it silly when companies "crack down" on things like this. It's their own fans they're hurting -- and it's the most rabid fanatical ones who *care* about stuff like (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: 2001 Set info
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| (...) Is that your policy Todd? Can I talk all of the about the sets that I know about? If we find out about leaked information (from some other site for example), can we talk about that information in other casual conversations on Lugnet? Ben (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.terms)
| | | Re: 2001 Set info
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| (...) No, LEGO asked Todd to remove certain messages on a thread containing confidential information, thus causing them to discontinue to be published, and he complied with that particular specific legal request. --Todd (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: 2001 Set info
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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