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Re: Scans of jan. British LEGO magazine , About the Lego Logo!!!
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 22:49:51 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, David Till writes:
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> Richard Franks wrote in message ...
> > In lugnet.general, Michael Edwards writes:
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> > > Now Huw suggest it may applies to standalone logo's but not pictures with
> > > the logo on it, say like a manual
> > >
> > > Would it be ok if I start scanning images and not remove the logo as it • may
> > > give the wrong image to younger people new to Lugnet
> >
> > Well I'll try to be more constructive this time :) I think Huw is right -
> > cropping the LEGO logo and using it arbitarily on your page is a bit like
> > designing your own car, and putting Rolls Royce badges on it?
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> OT: You know someone actually did this once. He built a car round a Rolls
> Royce 27litre! merlin engine in order to demonstrate the strength of his
> company's gearboxes. He then put a Rolls Royce bonnet mascot on the front,
> and was consequently sued! He, and the car fled the country. Now the car is
> back - somewhere in the Guildford area, and I had the privelege of seing it
> one time. Photo's, and more details if you want them.
I remember this car - it started a mini furore about badging and highlighted
some interesting, if not strictly watertight cases where RR tried to stop
someone using their 'luxury car' as a delivery van....How much did the owner
pay again?...
Jon
Ps - that Merlin-engined car has been joined by a part-merlin engined bike (2
cylinders off the end of the 12 block). I cannot recall if it was actually
badged as a RR but the bike resides in Australia (I think) so may have escaped
this draconion law anyway.
Having said that, you might as well put VW badges on a RR these days..
> > Scanning published content is different as it shows the logos exactly in • the
> > context in which they were planned.
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> Restoring a classic, and keeping the mascot would be fine, even though the
> car was not rebuilt by Rolls Royce.
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> That said, aren't the magazines still
> > available via back-order? If there's a suitable number in the magazines you
> > might want to phone and ask if you can reproduce some/any of them, or just • the
> > arctic prototype bit?
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > [Followups set back to loc.uk]
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