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Subject: 
Re: 2000 Dealer catalogue Removal Request Backfire?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 23:55:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Stanley writes:
Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
[...]
Bottom line: Those retailer catalogues are the intellectual property of
Lego.  If we don't respect them, why the heck should they respect us?

YES!  YES!  Exactly!

By and large, what gives you the impression that they DO respect US?
[...]

Well, that's not quite the point -- at least not what I was keying in on
in what James wrote.  James's point was that our not respecting their
intellectual property gives them less reason to respect us, rather than more
reason, regardless of whether or not they already do.  (Do you see what I
mean?)

If we're (as a group of enthusiasts) trying to gain TLC's respect, this
sure as heck ain't the way to do it.

--Todd



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  Re: 2000 Dealer catalogue Removal Request Backfire?
 
(...) Yes, I see what you mean. I think it's somewhat irrelevant, but I see what you mean. I think one person posting several crappy scans of soon-to-be released sets (and not all this supposed TOP SECRET marketing material that has been alluded to) (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)

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  Re: 2000 Dealer catalogue Removal Request Backfire?
 
(...) By and large, what gives you the impression that they DO respect US? Maybe respect certain individuals who show up at functions and show them how amazing a resource we can be to them, but even then only respect from a random employee or two? (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)

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