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(...) Love the headline. Bonus points for me knowing who wrote it before seeing your name ;) For what it's worth I'm on your side. I won't buy MB but a) they have a legal right to do what they do and b) they've made LEGO lift its came by existing. (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Like I said, YMMV. LEGO has--at every turn--attempted to stifle competition and prevent fair access to the marketplace. In this particular case, they sought the endorsement of their anti-competitive practices by nothing less than the US (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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I was commenting on the hyperbolic headline to this thread which included the inaccurate accusation that LEGO is "Terrified of the Free Market". I did not express any opinion on MB products or practices since such are not relevant to the discussion (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Well, suffice it to say that YMMV. (...) Sauce for the goose. Mega Brands is likewise "following the rules of the game," insofar as it is manufacturing a legally permissable product in the competitive marketplace, yet it is routinely (...) (13 years ago, 7-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Florida Corrects Nursing Policy
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(...) Her friend's name is "Susan Williams"??? She exists after all! (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 6-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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LEGOLAND® Water Park to bring new rides, jobs By Matt Reinstetle Ledger Media Group Jan. 25, 2012 WINTER HAVEN - More jobs and water rides will be coming to LEGOLAND® Florida when LEGOLAND Water Park opens in early summer. LEGOLAND Water Park will (...) (13 years ago, 5-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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From WTSP.COM 10 News Tampa Bay, FL Feb. 3, 2012 By Isabel Mascarenas LEGOLAND corrects nursing policy after breastfeeding complaints from mothers Winter Haven, Florida -- The LEGOLAND Florida theme park in Winter Haven is considered a (...) (13 years ago, 5-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGO 2012 ToyFair at The 63rd Nuremberg
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From the ToyFair 2012 - The 63rd Nuremberg show over in Europe. Images and videos of the NEW LEGO sets coming later in the year. City, Ninjago, Friends, Batman, Minifigures, LOTR, Dino, Technic and many more. Website: (URL) Spieletest.at> Video (...) (13 years ago, 4-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.fun, FTX) !
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| | Re: Blocking And Tackling: A Nasty LEGO Copyright Battle
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(...) I wonder what would have happened if Tyco had managed to buy the patent? Would LEGO have gone gently into that good night? How much did LEGO pay for the patent, by the way? Not too much, I hope, since it expired by 1991. (...) I believe that (...) (13 years ago, 4-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I guess he never heard that they bought the original UK patent during their 1980's scuffle with Tyco. Also, until that purchase, while they may not have had any grounds to go after anyone who used the basic system (that would have been up to (...) (13 years ago, 3-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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