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Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms"
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Fri, 21 Dec 2001 03:40:41 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
News from the Danish Broadcasting Corporation yesterday:

http://www1.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/article.jhtml?articleID=46165

(my translations)

»Minifigs having sex and going to gay bars is not a part of
Lego's values«

Thomas Reil, The Lego Group says:

»It is something we distance ourselves strongly from. Therefore
we will attempt to have it stopped, if it is legally possible.«

While I understand The Lego Group's dislike of having LEGO
associated with anything but smiling kids and parents, I doubt
that they have any possibility to stop these animations.  They
can of course limit the association of the animations with them
through trademark laws.

Play well,

Jacob (who isn't a lawyer)
--
http://jacob.sparre.dk/LEGO/Transport/Tog/

Isn't this kind of nice...We have dialogue concerning gender issues of
minifigs. How innocuous!
Bert Waters



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News from the Danish Broadcasting Corporation yesterday: (URL) translations) »Minifigs having sex and going to gay bars is not a part of Lego's values« Thomas Reil, The Lego Group says: »It is something we distance ourselves strongly from. Therefore (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.mediawatch) !! 

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