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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Timothy Gould wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Christopher Robin MacDougald wrote:
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From FAQ:
“Do you paint the figures? How do you get the desired color of the
minifig.
Tomi Responds:
All the figures are injection molded plastic manufactured in the proper
color. Nothing is painted.”
Cool products...
“Woz”
Anyone know if this is even legal?
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If you look at the line above it suggests that he doesn’t make them himself
and that they are genuine Lego. Looking at the various figs this would make
sense since they seem to be in standard Lego colours.
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From a quick perusal of the FAQ:
How are the PodBrix minifigs created?
Tomi Responds:
I start with a standard LEGO® brand minifig and modify it by hand to create the
desired appearance. Each one is slightly different.
Sounds to me as though he’s selling a value-added product based on the raw
materials provided by LEGO. It doesn’t seem fundamentally different from
selling an MOC as a set unto itself a la The Guild
of Bricksmiths
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As for legal... it depends when the Patent on the torso run out. Probably
already has but I wouldn’t bet on it.
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Not sure how patent law would apply if he’s just reselling the product. It’s
not as though he’s casting molds from official LEGO bricks, such as the infamous
Shifty brand has done.
Anyway, there are quite a few permutations of the “basic” LEGO torso already on
the market, so it seems to me either that the patent has expired or else the
subtle but real variations are sufficient to protect clone-brand manufacturers
from patent-related lawsuits.
Dave!
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