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(...) Arrgh! Nothing more annoying than cheap knowkoffs, especially of Castle Sets. Can anyone tell me exactly why china (or other asian countries for that matter) don't enforce copyright laws? It's like this, what If you took the harry potter of (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) This kennyho1971 seller may have a future in writing spam: "authorized to produce in China by LEGO and sold in China only" Yeah, right. It's an interesting counterpoint to this month's Modern Plastics editorial: "China Offers More Than (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) That is correct. Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and many other east Asian countries do not observe/enforce international copyright laws. That is why bootlegs are so common everywhere over there except Japan. Jeff (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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i'm cutting back on a lot of the pages i used to maintain so clones get the axe. hopefully this list will provide some resource for anyone that wants to start a similar page in the future (though some links may be outdated at this point). my tyco (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Indeed. The quality is abysmal; Shifty bricks are made by cheap press molding (the same technique that gives you the cave in 6099 Traitor Transport). Yick. I don't think Lego can go after them very effectively because of the lack of strict (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Believe me.. be thankful you don't have the ability or are forced to buy these sets.. I've seen Shifty's quality, and it sucks rocks. (big ones).. I can't believe how blatantly they've stolen Lego's pictures and slightly modified them. One would (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Pretty strange, but if the quality is anything, theyd be fun to have. (especially that set with all those bat sheilds) To bad i cant get over to china any time soon...... WB (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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In lugnet.castle, Richard Noeckel writes: <snipped hideous links> OH MY POOR EYES!!!...!!! Jeff (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(_Some sets of interest for Castle folks_) (If questions should arise, seek clarity within the following explanatory links) (URL) here they are… !New Castle Sets!… (URL) has a Scala-esk background, but the pieces are all castle…no pink stuff! It (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Yes, but it's adequately titled: "0029 Horrendous Castle Set." I'd agree, it's pretty atrocious of a set. I love Engrish sometimes! LFB (24 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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