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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Ed Andrews wrote:
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Isn’t Oxford the new Shifty? I don’t think the bricks aren’t protected by
copyright. Didn’t the Hong Kong court rule that?
I try and I try to get some community interest in getting a cheap source of
classic grey with little interest. Think about getting new colors. On and
on and on.
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Nope. Oxford is in Korea, and neither China nor Hong Kong’s courts have any
bearing. Also, aside from web sources who buy Oxford sets and then sell them
second hand at higher rates, Oxford is not sold outside of Korea, period. I am
not sure, but I think this is how Oxford escapes lawsuit from Lego. Oxford has
been around since the 60’s. Only recently has Oxford launched many new themes in
an attempt to keep up with Lego which has recently been introduced to Korean
markets. Lego hit the Korean market big because they opened up Hogwans, which
are private schools, at the same time that their toy hit the shelves.
In terms of the Korean educational system, parents have to pay for schooling by
tuition from middle school on. So, parents have a choice of sending their kids
to public school or to private academies. A Korean child can get their GED
equivalent from Lego (TLG). I worked across the street from a Lego school, and
yes, the kids learn often using Legos.
Oxford is having to compete against that kind of competition, plus Bionicle and
Harry Potter are huge there.
Now, what was that you said about getting the old grey in bulk? I’m listening.
-Avery
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| (...) I wasn't sure if Shifty / Brick / .. became Oxford. I think I have an old post that listed a source for buying new Oxford sets, but they work out the same or higher priced than real Lego. Nice info on Korean Lego schools. The eBay contact I (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) From what Ben's Bricks wrote about the cost of custom molds, a Chinese contact seems to be the easier and cheaper route. Isn't Oxford the new Shifty? I don't think the bricks aren't protected by copyright. Didn't the Hong Kong court rule that? (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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