 | | Re: Solid Aluminum 2x4 Bricks! —Erik Olson
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| | | Darrell, I offered my views on this issue, with references. [1] I did not specifically defend the practice and I don't have a final answer either. My conclusion is that Lego construe their proprietary rights to be much broader than patent law (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | | | | Re: Solid Aluminum 2x4 Bricks! —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | (...) I think this whole discussion hits hard upon a public interest issue -- works that may or not be in the public domain depending on what laws one follows (and as highlighted by the case of Eldred V. Ashcroft). (URL) you can go here: (URL) and (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | | | | Re: Solid Aluminum 2x4 Bricks! —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) But this question is undermined by the venue in which it is asked. If originality is the bottom line, why would anyone create anything in the vein of Blacktron or Classic Space or Ice Planet or the like? The whole point is that originality (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | | | | | Re: Solid Aluminum 2x4 Bricks! —Erik Olson
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| | | | But it would hardly be original to turn out pitchforks, or similar things. In that area I say, design your own. Bianca Nebab and Kyle Petersen for instance made custom helmets. There was a great deal of original design in the Intelliblocks line (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | | | | | Re: Solid Aluminum 2x4 Bricks! —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) I think I must have slipped a gear during all this--I was still focusing on the 2x4 brick and hadn't considered how it extends to other elements. What if Bram makes a whole bunch of aluminum pitchforks? 8^) (...) Yeah, that threw me for a (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | | | | | Re: Solid Aluminum 2x4 Bricks! —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | (...) And along the same lines, am I the only one who thought the actual design of the Prancing Pony Inn was highly reminiscent of that of Guarded Inn (note, among other things, how the covered area is on the left and the walled open area extends to (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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