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Well, gee Erik -- that was a lot more than I was willing to go into, but still nicely done. But I still think these things are sort of decided in advance even if they make some screwy turns along the way. There's a lot at stake right now for several (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Laws and Copying 2x4 Bricks, was Re: Solid Aluminum 2x4 Bricks!
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(...) If it were fairly certain, the court cases would be over. (See below for some references within LUGNET.) Lego are taking the issue beyond the mechanical. It is certain that many patents have expired (including the minifig) in the US and other (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I agree with most of what Todd speculates about with respect to LEGO(r)'s view of things as they relate to Guild of Bricksmiths(tm) operations as probably being accurate speculations (they agree with my own speculations about LD and TLC). (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Darn, I am no expert ( DIANE ), but the BrickGuild and the BrickSmiths "get away with it" the same way that the used CD market and book market "gets away with it." The courts have some what determined that the re-sale of items by licensed (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I'm not a lawyer, nor am I defending the beliefs of the guild. But I do know a bit about the Lego "Fair Use Policy". Some of the things in it... A) DON'T use "LEGO" in your domain name.....big "no-no" (anything with brick is acceptable). B) IF (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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