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Is www.legoaftermarket.com legal? I think it is. At least in the region of the 7th circuit court of appeals in the U.S. This case is an interesting read for anyone selling Lego toys. It is a case brought by Ty (Beanie Babies) against a website owner (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Let me throw in that using "LEGO" in the URL of any site not owned or operated by The LEGO Company is a violation of the Fair Play Policy ((URL) don't allow the use of our trademark in any form or fashion in the URL because the URL implies (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Well I think it would have been a different decision if they had used "TY" in the URL, which is what you have suggested with the LEGO name. But there again LEGO is their name and it's not like many other company names that come from general (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) True. Though this decision is a departure from the way lower courts have been treating URLs. It is change in policy. So, future suits by Ford and Chrysler may not be successful. Also, keep in mind this case is about someone selling Ty's (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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First, thank you, Jake, for giving a reply. It is this willingness to engage in discussion that sets the Lego company apart from the rest. Also, I would suggest to everyone, that following the fair play policy is a good idea. Why? Even if my claim (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) It looks like LEGO attorneys have finally decided to go after Brian Styles: (URL) (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) information on what transpired? Or were you just following up an old thread? (or was that a post that waited a few months to get validated? :-) ) Thanks! (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) their bite? I do not see how they could have let it go for this long with nothing. Has anybody ever stood up to them before? Mark P (URL) (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Nope. LEGO is a registered trademark, and _any_ unauthorized use of it can be prosecuted. If they so choose. A few years back Paramount went around pounding on the door of _every_ Star Trek fansite and demanding that they pull their plug, (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) These things take time, and they are but one task on the to-do list. Plus, we aren't trying to be jerks about this stuff, so we give people time to make the switch. We don't have many rules for what Web sites can do (and I've worked hard to (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Not true if you search for "ford dealership": (URL) Right at the top you have www.deansellersford.com, www.superstitionford.com, and www.earnhardtford.com. But again, those are all licensed dealerships, and in order to be allowed to use the (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) No, sorry. (...) Ya, just stumbled into this old thread yesterday. --Todd (22 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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"Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> writes: [...] (...) My understanding is that the owner of brickbay.com agreed out of court to change the name. It may well be that if it had gone to court he would have won, but as you pointed out earlier (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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I've never seen this site before (or if I did I don't remember it). I think it's funny that he claims that he is going to file a class action law suite over the re-release of the Metroliner. I wonder how far that got? Probally about as far as his (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Seriously? Hah! I never actually checked the website out, but in order for him to file a class-action lawsuit, he'd kinda need to be a lawyer (otherwise it'd just be a personal lawsuit). Anyways, it'd be drop-kicked out of the courtroom in a (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) That's all assuming he wouldn't have had to declare bankruptcy partway through the proceedings and had to start representing himself (not many defense attorneys will continue representing you once you've run out of money). Large corporations (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Brian's company. --Todd (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.theory)
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