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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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(URL) Courant about ongoing legal battles between Lego, Mega Bloks & Best-Lock. ___...___ It's one of many legal skirmishes that Mega Bloks and now Best-Lock have had with LEGO over the last 20 years, after LEGO's patent protecting the dimpled (...) (13 years ago, 31-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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LEGO Teams Up With Moleskine To Produce Limited Edition Notebooks LEGO has collaborated with Moleskine to create hybrid LEGO-themed diaries, planners and notebooks. Designed to encourage people to think with their hands, the limited edition series (...) (13 years ago, 27-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) That's ridiculously cool. Well done, kids! JohnG, GMLTC (13 years ago, 26-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Toy maker LEGO to build €125m complex in Hungary By Richard Higgs Posted January 24, 2012 This summer, global toy maker LEGO announced, it will start constructing a new €125m (appx. $163USD million) factory complex near Nyíregyháza, Hungary to (...) (13 years ago, 25-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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2 Guys from TORONTO just put lego in space. Just saying. Toronto - Lego - Space. Da End. (URL) would love to see these guys display that fig at Brickfete!! If you are Mathew Ho,or Asad Muhammad or know these guys, please let them know I would love (...) (13 years ago, 25-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Leave His LEGO Alone Buffalo Sabres Tough Guy Enjoying The Building Blocks Of Success By Randy Schultz Patrick Kaleta leads a double life. (Buffalo Sabres NHL player) On the ice, the Buffalo Sabres bruising forward is known for his bone-crushing (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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LEGO donates $250,000 to help Rotary Club of Enfield build accessible playground By Elizabeth Roman, The Republican January 17, 2012 ENFIELD– A large contribution from the LEGO® Children’s Fund will make it possible for the Rotary Club of Enfield, (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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Wow, what ridiculous hyperbole. Like any large corporation they are using whatever legal maneuvers they can to give them a business advantage. Hating the players for following the rules of the game is childish. As for the "free market" what are (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Gotta keep that legal team busy doing something! (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Still unsatisfied despite more than 20 courtroom defeats around the world, LEGO is trying yet again to abuse patent and trademark law to afford itself an unfair market advantage. This time LEGO is actually attempting to get the US to block imports (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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