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> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > I already have pieniazek.org and another domain the name of which will
> > be revealed later.
>
> You too, huh? I have one already, which I will reveal hopefully in a
> couple of weeks. (It is a big project I have been working on since
> November, my schedule has been so screwed up lately, but after I get
> married in May, I will be able to stay at home during weekends, yea! :)
> )
>
> > What would I need with legoland.cc? No way would I be able to hold on to
> > it, or if I could, Lego would surely not pay .5M for it. This person is
> > a fool. The number of domains that have changed hands in this price
> > range is well less than 1000. Well WELL less.
>
> Do you think TLG is going to go after this person? I would think so.
At the risk of getting torched, I would like to inject a few thoughts here.
Disclaimer: I know nothing of law, internet law, trademark law, not even
traffic laws. I even have been known to have limited thought processes.
First, the four letter word spelled L E G O is simply a combination of
letters that any number of people could have thought of. I do not know if it
can be called a word. While this does make the commercial use of these
letters more unique, it is sti
just a bunch of letters.
I know people with the last name Lego; they happen to be 100% Anglo-Saxon.
They do not know where this name originates.
If I wanted to start a business doing who knows what--perhaps trash hauling or
flower arranging or sell used cars, there should be no problem with me using
the word Lego as the name of my enterprise. If my enterprise has nothing to
do with children's t
s make of plastic, then everything should be just fine. I do not think that
The Lego Company would have any recourse. Trademark dilution would not be an
issue at all as my products or services are totally unrelated to little
plastic bits.
Here are some genuine examples of why I believe this:
1. Hershey Chocolate Company has absolutely no affiliation with Hershey Ice
Cream company, yet both companies use the name Hershey.
2. Ford is a name used by an automobile manufacturer; it is also the name of
a company that sells chewing gum in little gum ball machines in various places.
3. Until his death, my NY state senator was Mr. William Sears. Sears and
Roebuck attempted to stop him from campaigning using his name--they lost the
leagal battle.
4. In 1946, the famous Marx Brothers released a film titled "Casablanca"
Warner Brothers Pictures filed suit against the Marx Brothers since a film by
the name "Casablanca" already existed--released by Warner Brothers. It was
such an frivolous lawsui
that the Marx Brothers brought counter suit against Warner Bros. for using the
work Brothers in their name. This did not make it to trial (I don't think).
So, while I enjoy the products of TLC as much as everyone else here, the use
of the word Lego and LEGOLAND is not so sacrosanct that no one else can use it
privately or commercially. As long as it is not used for anything similar to
TLC, there may not
any legal leg for our beloved TLC to stand on.
since I am probably wrong on several points:
go to lugnet.off-topic.debate to argue this further
FUT: lugent.off-topic.debate
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Kevin Salm
....The biggest fan of the Gray Lego brick....
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....build every day for maximum satisfaction....
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