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Photos of the MOCs here: (URL) they resurface intact and can be returned to Marc! (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck
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A LEGO San Francisco Street Scenes Stolen From Truck $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck FREMONT, CA -- Fremont police are asking for the public's help in locating several elaborate LEGO scenes of San Francisco landmarks that were stolen (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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LEGO San Franciso Street Scenes Stolen From Truck February 10, 2010 FREMONT, CA -- Fremont police asked for the public's help Wednesday in locating several elaborate Lego scenes of San Francisco landmarks that were stolen out of a locked truck (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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Posted on BBC website on Thursday, 4 February 2010. Tech Know: The dreams that bricks are made of Look at a LEGO brick and what do you see? A studded, brightly coloured block. Perhaps you remember them from your childhood. Perhaps that brick was (...) (15 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Signs 3-Year Deal With Unity Technologies
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LEGO® Signs 3-Year Deal With Unity Technologies Unity Technologies announced today that it had signed a three-year deal with the LEGO Group, according to which the plastic brick company will standardize on Unity-authored materials for 3D content on (...) (15 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.games, FTX)
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| | Overreaction in the schools??
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And it wasn't even a LEGO-manufactured item! (URL) Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG / BAYLTC (15 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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All, Here is a link to some local news in Florida... (URL) you want to see the full press conf. pick on the link in the video section... Robin Werner GFLUG (15 years ago, 22-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Yes that's right LEGOLAND® is coming to Florida. As mention and reported from different websites. News was leaked Wednesday afternoon in e-mails that the former home of Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida has been purchased and (...) (15 years ago, 21-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | LEGO Systems and Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas and ENFIELD, Conn., Jan. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ LEGO® Systems and Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort Announce the World's First-Ever LEGO Summer Camp Programs. This July, Your Child Can Experience 5 Days of LEGO Building, (...) (15 years ago, 20-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Already got a one-part copy on my DVR. I found out about it before it ran, so there's no way I was going to just pass on snagging a copy. Now the only question is whether they'll release it on an official DVD or if I'll have to burn my own (...) (15 years ago, 19-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.aquazone)
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(...) Do a search on Youtube. You'll find it in 5 parts. It's not bad--covers a lot of the sets, some humor that the kids will laugh at, and there's a few things for the parents and fans. (Look at the end for the "AFOL Times").. Scott (who lives in (...) (15 years ago, 18-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.aquazone)
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I was checking for something else in the TV listings for Saturday when I noticed that Cartoon Network will be running a half hour program called "Lego Atlantis" at 9:30am. It appears to be a one-shot program with no scheduled repeats, and it has the (...) (15 years ago, 16-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: LEGOCLICK.COM : Find Your Inspiration
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(...) I concur. At the risk of appearing to exaggerate, I would call that just about the worst site I've ever visited, at least in terms of navigation. It seems to be intentionally designed to be off-putting and annoying to visitors. I don't care if (...) (15 years ago, 16-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I found the press release more interesting. Tim (15 years ago, 13-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Log Cabin! (Was: GallaghersArt.com Forums now open)
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(...) Datsville! /Tore (15 years ago, 12-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Agreed. Lacking meaningful purpose. Site Layout is innovative, but not an impovement in functionality. Yet another site that takes away from existing sites that offer history and better content. (15 years ago, 12-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Too bad the site is confusing, difficult to navigate and has no clear purpose. Other than than it's a guaranteed win! (15 years ago, 12-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: CES 2010: LEGO® Universe 'new' trailer
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(...) Like I've said for the past three years...I'll believe it when I see it. :-( It's been lip service, not much more... -jeremy (15 years ago, 12-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGOCLICK.COM : Find Your Inspiration
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ENFIELD, Conn., Jan. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ Great Ideas Just CLICK: LEGO Systems Launches Program to Celebrate Moments of Inspiration -LEGO® Photo, the First Official LEGO iPhone Application, Available for Free Download- -Original Short Film and Blog (...) (15 years ago, 12-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | CES 2010: LEGO® Universe 'new' trailer
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From CES 2010 at Las Vegas, NV. LEGO and NetDevil: NEW release of the LEGO® Universe trailer coming out this year in 2010. (URL) LEGO Universe trailer> Enjoy. (15 years ago, 10-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO Article From The Wall Street Journal
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(...) by this: (URL) Someone was rockin' the block! Give it a Splat! (15 years ago, 24-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Article From The Wall Street Journal
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Article from today’s Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2009. There is a very interesting video link in the article: (URL) (15 years ago, 24-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: When LEGO® lost its head
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(...) Excellent article - thanks for posting. (15 years ago, 21-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO® and Sonoco Together
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Sonoco to Handle North American Packaging Services for LEGO® HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has entered into an agreement to supply packaging services (...) (15 years ago, 17-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO®: Play It Again
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LEGO®: Play It Again Great article, from Telegraph.co.uk website. (URL) Play It Again> Enjoy. (15 years ago, 17-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | When LEGO® lost its head
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When LEGO lost its head - and how this toy story got its' happy ending Great article, along with pictures. Link listed below. (URL) Enjoy. (15 years ago, 15-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Ad for Honda Jazz using virtual bricks
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(...) Apparently they're Mega Bloks by design: (URL) (15 years ago, 6-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.cad)
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| | LEGOLAND® Malaysia plan to open in 2012
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LEGOLAND® Malaysia plan to open in 2012. Blocks In Place For LEGOLAND at Iskandar. SINGAPORE, Dec. 3, 2009 — Construction of Asia’s first LEGOLAND theme park — a US$200 million (RM675 million) project featuring 40 different rides and attractions — (...) (15 years ago, 6-Dec-09, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Ad for Honda Jazz using virtual bricks
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(URL) that the video description mentions Mega Bloks even though they are virtual... ROSCO (15 years ago, 6-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.cad)
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| | Lego Gun brings SWAT to Toronto man's office
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Long story short, Guy buys gun from brickgun.com, guy builds toy at office, neighbor across the street sees gun thru window, neighbor calls the cops. SWAT does what SWAT does and "take down" guy with lego. Lego guy fully complies and was released (...) (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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(...) That's an interesting question to ponder. When LEGO-scale Mega Bloks came onto the scene, they filled a gap that LEGO had left open. Namely, MB produced simple sets with large quantities of basic elements in unusual colors, such as military (...) (15 years ago, 23-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Happens now and again. As I recall, toy vehicles that transformed into robots were marketed in the USA with almost no success, but Hasbro took the idea, attached a story line to it, and an animated show, and it took off like wildfire. I expect (...) (15 years ago, 23-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) You're assuming that TLC actually took cues from MB in terms of how to fix their business model. In terms of the AFOL market, all it meant to TLC was that their customers stopped buying as much stuff, not that they started buying the (...) (15 years ago, 22-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Here's a better question. If that had been the case, would anyone have even had the desire to attempt to clone MB at all? There are several different construction toy systems out there, and so far the only one I've really seen any non-bootleg (...) (15 years ago, 22-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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(...) "This is the sort of language up with which I will not put." -Winston Churchill The false idea that you can't end a sentance with a preposition in English comes from the fact that you literally can't in Latin. You shouldn't just tack a (...) (15 years ago, 22-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Doh! Caught with my participle dangling for all to see. Scandalous! (15 years ago, 20-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I would concede that point to you, Dave! But, in the future, please try to refrain from ending sentences with prepositions. It's embarrassing. (URL) (...) Well put, Dave! JOHN (15 years ago, 20-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) If TLG produced better quality bricks, I wouldn't see the advantage of making them compatible with a competitor's inferior product. (...) Yes they can. JOHN (15 years ago, 20-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I guess here's the rub: To turn it around for a minute, suppose that MegaBloks had come out first, and produced poor quality bricks. Then, when their patent ran out, LEGO decided to make awesome bricks that matched the MegaBloks standard, (...) (15 years ago, 19-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) That's a great point, Dave, and it brings to mind two related issues: 1. Competition. I wonder what path LEGO would have chosen in the mid-90s if they didn't have a significant market competitor to deal with. Mega Bloks was just starting to (...) (15 years ago, 19-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. (...) I guess I am just an old dog stuck using that with which I've always known: LEGO. Even if another company were in fact able to do a better job than TLG, I doubt that I would convert. Yeah, yeah: capitalism. Though I would say (...) (15 years ago, 19-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) While I agree with the morality, the legality is another issue. In essence, though, your point has already been addressed. Thanks to their patent, LEGO enjoyed an exclusive right to production for 20 or so years, allowing them to be the (...) (15 years ago, 19-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) That's not going to happen. After their experience with Samsonite, I guarantee TLG will want nothing to do with that sort of arrangement, especially in a market where they're already selling their own products. (...) More significantly, stuff (...) (15 years ago, 19-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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(...) From what I recall, LEGO received KiddieCraft bricks in 1947 along with their first molding machine. The bricks were (if I infer correctly) presented to LEGO as examples of what can be done with plastic injection molding. LEGO probably didn't (...) (15 years ago, 19-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I completely agree with all of what you are saying, Dave. What I am saying is that it doesn't seem right for a company to sponge off of another without providing compensation or something. Licensing, for example. It is little wonder why clones (...) (15 years ago, 19-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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(...) Doesn't work that way. Without a core of standard basic elements, the best they'd be able to hope for is a business model similar to what you see with BrickForge/BrickArms/Little Armory etc. If all you can make are elements that enhance the (...) (15 years ago, 18-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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(...) Parasites, Dave! >:-P (15 years ago, 18-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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(...) Why can't they do both? Mega Bloks has a huge number of unique elements that are LEGO-compatible, in addition to the more basic and conventional pieces. If they were only to produce unusual elements and no basic pieces, then they'd almost (...) (15 years ago, 18-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Well, then, my question is WRT the dimensions of the studs-n-tube design. Shouldn't TLG's dimensions be propriety? I mean, yeah, copy the design, but don't rip-off the dimensions. JOHN (15 years ago, 18-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) But it is their system. What the clones should be doing is creating unique bricks that work within the LEGO system, not recreating them. JOHN (15 years ago, 18-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) The duplication of designs not protected by patent is not "ripping off." (...) But it's not "their" market, and it hasn't been "their" market since the patent expired. What we've seen for several decades is competitor brands moving into the (...) (15 years ago, 18-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Lego did not license the Kiddicraft design. They took it and *slightly* modified it. The Kiddicraft design, although patented in the UK, was not protected in Denmark. They bought all of the residual rights to the brick (in the early 1980s) (...) (15 years ago, 18-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Well of course they wouldn't, but so what? The question isn't whether or not clones could thrive in the absence of the original; it's whether the original still retains exclusive rights to the studs-n-tubes design, and many courts have already (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) The LEGO Company did not clone the Kiddiecraft brick. They licensed the design, then bought the rights to it outright, and then improved upon it with the addition of the tubes inside the bricks that prevent cross-stacked parts from sliding (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Why should they? There are plenty of other companies that have already done so. You've got K'Nex, Lincoln Logs, Erector, and several other construction toy systems that have no resemblance to LEGO bricks, proving that you don't need to (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Not a valid analogy I believe. LEGO didn't clone Kiddiecraft; it took the idea and ran with it. Since their improvements were superior to the original, the original died off. Clones today exist because of their compatibility with LEGO, not (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) The answer to your question is obvious. Enlighten and others manufacture for a market that never could afford to buy Lego bricks. The success of Lego's clone of the Kiddiecraft brick has had very little influence on the success of later (...) (15 years ago, 17-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I wonder if the clones would have enjoyed the success that they've had were they to have created a brick system that didn't replicate the dimensions of LEGO bricks. Clearly a case of wanting your brick and repeating it, too. JOHN (15 years ago, 15-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I suggest that LEGO design a new brick to achieve the same "technical solution." Otherwise, this sounds like another in a long string of fairly open-and-shut cases along these lines. Dave! (15 years ago, 14-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Breakfast Television
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Had a very early but fun morning today, as I had the pleasure a few minutes of airtime on Breakfast Television to show a bit of what we can do with bricks. As you can see, the main presentation, centre stage is the BT Logo. (URL) Added to the Logo, (...) (15 years ago, 12-Nov-09, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark
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LEGO® Launches Battle Over Trademark Nov. 3, 2009 -Press Association/UKPA- LEGO, maker of the iconic toy brick, is launching a legal bid to win back its trademark. The company was last year stripped of the right to keep the brick's three-dimensional (...) (15 years ago, 6-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: (correction) LEGO® Expects 15% Profit Growth in 2009: CEO
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(...) No, but I'm interested in working for this boss you speak of... (15 years ago, 6-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: (correction) LEGO® Expects 15% Profit Growth in 2009: CEO
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(...) Ever hear the one about the guy who walks into his boss' office and asks for a 15% raise? The boss wrings his hands and says, "Gosh, that's an awful lot. Let me think about it." The next day the boss comes back and says, "I'm sorry, but I can (...) (15 years ago, 5-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | (correction) LEGO® Expects 15% Profit Growth in 2009: CEO
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(...) -Correction- LEGO Group CEO corrects erroneous forecast story By Katie Roberts Nov. 4, 2009, 9:53am CEO Jorgen Vig Knudstorp is keen to correct recent reports on his sales predictions for 2009. The story claimed that the CEO was hoping to post (...) (15 years ago, 5-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: I love toys - on VH1
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(...) I've loaded the video I took of it a few years ago on Youtube. So, now anybody that missed it can watch! There's also a segment of Master Builder Steve building the "I Love Toys" Logo from LEGO bricks as part of a bumper that I managed to (...) (15 years ago, 2-Nov-09, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO® Expects 50% Profit Growth in 2009: CEO
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LEGO Expects 50% Profit Growth in 2009: LEGO CEO Published: Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 By: Reuters Danish toy company LEGO expects to post a 50% profit growth in 2009, CEO Jorgen Vig Knudstorp told CNBC, and he expects the growth momentum to continue in (...) (15 years ago, 29-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | A 'possible' LEGOLAND Park in Illinois
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LEGOLAND interested in development seeking tax breaks at Glen Carbon, Ill. POST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAU By Kevin McDermott 10/23/2009 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A European company is quietly talking with Illinois officials about tax incentives to build (...) (15 years ago, 28-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | CARLSBAD: LEGOLAND California Hotel project wins council approval
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CARLSBAD: LEGOLAND® California Hotel project wins council approval By BARBARA HENRY - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (BLOCK LOOK EXTENDS TO ROOMS, EVEN CARPET) A proposal to build a 254-room, LEGO-themed hotel at the LEGOLAND California amusement park (...) (15 years ago, 28-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Queen To Appear In LEGO® Rock Band
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20th October 2009 Legendary Band Queen To Appear In LEGO® Rock Band Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today announced that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multi-platinum (...) (15 years ago, 25-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | A LEGO Reality Show: Reality producer lands LEGO
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Reality producer lands LEGO Messick to develop reality programs for franchise Oct. 22, 2009 By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER Reality producer Scott Messick has partnered with the LEGO Group to develop nonscripted programming related to the toy building-block (...) (15 years ago, 24-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND Scouts city for another ‘Discovery Center’
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LEGOLAND Scouts city for ‘Discovery Center’ Friday, October 23, 2009 Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Lisa R. Schoolcraft Staff Writer LEGOLAND plans to enter the Atlanta market, brick by tiny plastic brick. The company that builds and operates (...) (15 years ago, 24-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: Say Hello to LEGO® Design byME LDD 3.0
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(...) That is a good way of looking at it... Russell (15 years ago, 16-Oct-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) It would only be nuts if you proceeded with the purchase knowing what the final price would be. The only reason to use Design be Me is to have a box with your name and MOC on the front. It's a vanity product like football shirts with your name (...) (15 years ago, 15-Oct-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Say Hello to LEGO® Design byME LDD 3.0
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So if I design a 20 piece $3 model, I have to pay $13? What kind of nuts is that! Russell (...) (15 years ago, 13-Oct-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Say Hello to LEGO® Design byME LDD 3.0
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This question was asked of the LDD 3 team at BrickCon. As far as I recall, we were told you'd still be charged the fee, ostensibly since LEGO Factory (Design By Me) is all hand-packed anyway (we saw a video of that process). -- joshua (...) (15 years ago, 13-Oct-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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I just called Customer Service and the lady says as far as she knows you can decline the instructions and box and just buy the model. Will have to try and see. Russell (...) (15 years ago, 13-Oct-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Say Hello to LEGO® Design byME LDD 3.0
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LEGO® Factory to become LEGO Design byME: The LEGO Group launch LEGO® DESIGNbyME greatly enhancing the LEGO Factory customization service. LEGO Factory will become LEGO Design byME when the all new LEGO Design byME site goes live today. The enhanced (...) (15 years ago, 13-Oct-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Excitement Builds for Opening of LEGO® Transportation Exhibition
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Excitement Builds for Opening of LEGO® Transportation Exhibition LEGO® Wheels, Wings and Waves designed to inspire children of all ages OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 1, 2009) - The Canada Science and Technology Museum is proud to present a new (...) (15 years ago, 2-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Brick By Brick Toys"R"Us And LEGO Systems, Inc. offer "Bricktober"
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Brick By Brick Toys"R"Us And LEGO® Systems, Inc. Construct Dynamic Program For LEGO® Lovers Of All Ages "Bricktober" Offers LEGO Fans Exclusive Products, Spectacular Savings and Fun Events All Month Long WAYNE, N.J., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Toys"R"Us (...) (15 years ago, 2-Oct-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: RED LIGHT : Biking Rules PSA (LEGO video style)
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(...) Thanks for posting the link here, Abner! And while yes, I “produced” this short film, it was actually directed by (URL) MA Shumin>, animated and edited by (URL) David Pagano>, and the music and sound was composed by (URL) Brian Kenney>. As (...) (15 years ago, 29-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | RED LIGHT : Biking Rules PSA (LEGO video style)
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Cycling PSA Gets the Point Across With a Little LEGO Ultraviolence RED LIGHT : Biking Rules PSA Video by Sean Kenney. Video on YouTube.com (URL) Sean Kenney> Enjoy. (15 years ago, 28-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.animation, FTX) !
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| | The LEGO Group to Launch New e-Commerce Site Powered by ATG
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The LEGO Group to Launch New e-Commerce Site Powered by ATG Toy Manufacturer Will Revamp Global e-Commerce Operations and Introduce a More Powerful and Personalized Web Store Using the ATG Commerce Platform CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE (...) (15 years ago, 28-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: James May's LEGO house faces demolition
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(...) Look for it on BrickLink(r) or eBay in the next couple of weeks. (15 years ago, 23-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: James May's LEGO house faces demolition
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(...) It's over: (URL) Anyone know who's got Fusker? ROSCO (15 years ago, 23-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Cute GraphJam posting
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This is cute: (URL) Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG (15 years ago, 22-Sep-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Typical TV production: build first ask where they are going to put it later. Hmmm, maybe they should have built it either a) where someone who wanted to keep it was located, or b) on a move-able foundation. (15 years ago, 21-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | James May's LEGO house faces demolition
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May's LEGO house faces demolition A two-storey LEGO house created by Top Gear and Toy Stories presenter James May faces demolition after plans for LEGOLAND to buy it fell through. The house will be demolished on Tuesday if a new owner cannot be (...) (15 years ago, 21-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGO Building Brings One Man Big Bucks (Sean Kenney)
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From the Associated Press. Sept. 17, 2009 on YouTube site. LEGO Building Brings One Man Big Bucks (Sean Kenney) (URL) Video of Sean Kenney>. Video is 1:29. Enjoy. -Abner (15 years ago, 18-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | LEGO®: 8x15-Ft LEGO Mural Honors Disney Creativity at First D23 Expo
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LEGO: 8x15-Ft LEGO Mural Honors Disney Creativity at First D23 Expo NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of the inaugural Disney D23 expo, LEGO Systems Inc. encouraged Disney fans and families to participate in a four-day collaborative build (...) (15 years ago, 18-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.disney, lugnet.licensed, FTX)
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| | Turning to Tie-Ins, Lego Thinks Beyond the Brick
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Turning to Tie-Ins, Lego Thinks Beyond the Brick By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ Published: September 5, 2009 Billund, Denmark FROM the outside, there is nothing playful about the drab, two-story Lego Idea House here, where designers gather in whitewashed (...) (15 years ago, 8-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | House made of Lego
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Originally mentioned here, (URL) it seems James May is doing well with his house made of Lego. (URL) (15 years ago, 2-Sep-09, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | From GeekDad: BrickFair 2009: LEGO, LEGO, Everywhere!
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BrickFair 2009: LEGO, LEGO, Everywhere! By Matt Blum August 25, 2009 As you might imagine, it’s not often that I feel like one of the less geeky people in any room. Yet I had just such an experience this past Sunday at BrickFair. I found myself (...) (15 years ago, 26-Aug-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | LEGO® STAR WARS™ Celebrates 10 Years of the Force With 'The Quest for R2-D2'
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LEGO® STAR WARS™ Celebrates 10 Years of the Force With 'The Quest for R2-D2' /PRNewswire/- Fans follow search through online comics and mini movie to premiere on Cartoon Network - ENFIELD, Conn., Aug. 24, 2009 -- LEGO Systems, Inc. continues its (...) (15 years ago, 26-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Group reports blockbuster profit (1st half of 2009)
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LEGO® Group reports blockbuster profit (1st half of 2009) By Christian Wienberg Aug. 17, 2009 (Bloomberg) -- LEGO A/S, Europe’s biggest toymaker, said first-half profit jumped 60 percent as it sold more building block products based on the “Star (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
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LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model August 17, 2009 By Rita Catinella Orrell Ask architects what their favorite toy was growing up, and LEGOs will likely rank among their top picks. And they aren’t the only ones: The Denmark-based (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Movie in Development for the big-screen
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LEGO ready for its big-screen close-up By Steven Zeitchik and Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Warner Bros. is building a LEGO movie. The studio and producer Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes movie) have acquired theatrical rights for a motion (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO® Recalls Remote Controls (8879 Power Functions)
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(...) It looks like the Remote Controls #8879 are available again. (URL) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Rejects a Bit Part in a Spinal Tap DVD
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LEGO Rejects a Bit Part in a Spinal Tap DVD By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN Published: August 10, 2009 In 2007, when Coleman Hickey was 14, he made a stop-action film using LEGO pieces and figures to depict a concert performance of the song “Tonight I’m Gonna (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | LEGO® CLICKAwards 2009
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NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Inventors' Month, LEGO Systems Inc. launches its LEGO® CLICK! Awards, an essay contest for children ages 6 to 13. In addition, the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of (...) (15 years ago, 5-Aug-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | LEGO fanatic turns hobby into business (BrickForge.com)
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LEGO fanatic turns hobby into business Kyle Peterson sells his customized pieces to fans around the world. By Pam Cottrel, Contributing Writer July 26, 2009 Kyle Peterson’s new career started with the end of his “dark ages.” The dark ages, he (...) (15 years ago, 26-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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