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Some interesting read.... unfortunately no pictures :( (taken from site) "Thousands of New Zealand schoolchildren have built the longest lego serpent in the world... They spent a week putting the 1.7 million plastic blocks together in Auckland's (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Bionicle Exclusives
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New World supermarkets have the six Bionicle sets 8540 - 8545 available at 5.95 NZD each. They are advertised as being exclusive to New World supermarkets in the South Island. Grahame (25 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Bionicle
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Here is an update from the www.nzherald.co.nz Fantasy toys spark legal game between Maori group and Lego 31.05.2001 By ANGELA GREGORY and NZPA Maori groups are seeking an urgent response from Lego following accusations that the Danish toymaker is (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Re: Bionicle
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(...) G'day, yep, I think it was the Pacific Island area that was against TLG on this...In fact I believe it is a group of Maoris who were taking TLG to court on it. The reason, as I recall, was that TLG was trying to 'copy-right/trademark' the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | SHOP AT HOME NEWS
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OK..... as you probably know, I am in contact with Steven Pensini..... So I emailed him this morning asking him about S@H..... he just got back to me..... read on..... Kevin, As far as I know Shop @ Home is now available in some countries around the (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | *Non-Lego query * (sorry!) for Online Shopping
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G'day you Kywy's :P I used to live in NZ many years ago, so I have a clue as to some of your shops, but not the online addresses (if many at all). This is a Non-Lego question so forgive me, but I am trying to purchase a gift for my mum who lives in (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Re: Lego copyrights native language
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(...) So it's ok for a Danish company to use an English name but not a Maori one? Note that it was pointed out that TLC did not copyright or trademark the names (and even if they were trademarked, a trademark is in relation to a specific product (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Lego copyrights native language
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(...) I used to know a guy whose last name is Lego. Maybe I should call and warn him. Dave! (25 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Re: Lego copyrights native language
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"pete white" <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:GCAz19.F4r@lugnet.com... (...) minifig (...) using (...) I though it was exactly the comparison Didnt this thread start in relationship to Maoris complaining that Lego had trademarked (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Re: Lego copyrights native language
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(...) As you would expect. Let's just say indigenous people may view this sort of thing as a bit more important than non-indigenous people would. Like Todd, I thought Lego had thought these names up, even though they sounded Polynesian. Is the Lego (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
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