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In lugnet.lego, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Benjamin Whytcross wrote:
> >
> > [1] I probably shouldn't be surprised...after all, the only way we hear from
> > LEGO is via North American LEGO company sources, and in general LEGO (produced
> > in Europe) arrives on sale in North America before it does in Europe...Maybe
> > they don't even realise that those who don't live in North America buy LEGO?
>
> Well I have actually noticed that although new products may show up on NA S@H
> first, often they start shipping to Europe before NA, as was the case with the
> Maersk ship. Still doesn't explain the price discrepancies though.
>
> ROSCO
What I was actually referring to was more along the lines of 200x sets arriving
in stores in the US in November 200x-1 while to the rest of the world it is a
200x release date.
[Out of curiosity:
1) is it now officially a 200x-1 set as it was released in 200x-1 in certain
restricted markets, or is it a 200x set as it was released in its source region
then?
2) how does the copyright on the instructions work, as they are generally (c)
200x...could MEGA-Blocks (for example) copy them, and release them as (c)200x-1,
and then accuse LEGO of copying their instructions? [And does this mean that the
instructions are able to be scanned and posted in 200x-1 when copyright
(presumably) does not apply, but must be taken down on the arrival of 200x]
]
Then again, your point is valid...why does the North American market get so much
advance warning as opposed to the source region, Europe?
Benjamin Whytcross
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