Message has 4 Replies: | | Re: Is this legal?
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| (...) It seems pretty iffy to me, especially the part where he claims copyright! Perhaps he is claiming copyright on the stuff he wrote, that's fine - but he makes it sound like he is claiming copyright on everything, including the instructions for (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) I'm sure the "browser" software used could be the sellers copyright, if he/she were the one to create it. The instructions themselves remain intellectual property of Lego. You are right in saying that Brickshelf has permission from LEGO to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) No, not really. Technically he is only claiming copyright on the SetDB, which probably is his own creation and therefore it's perfectly legal for him to auction off a copy of it. Including all of the official LEGO instructions with it is where (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) I'm gonna throw in a 'nay' vote as well-- He might be able to dodge the legal issue better if he worded the auction differently. However, the title of his auction is "2250 Lego Instructions - Technic Space Train", which advertises the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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