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It seems I went too far in claiming certian things!
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kevin Wilson writes:
> My understanding is that you can't copyright an idea either: copyright
> protects an *expression*, ie a poem, a computer program, a piece of
> music. Writing a program to print a calendar means you have copyright in
> the program, but not the idea of printing calendars.
Agreed.
>
> Going back to Alex's original post:
>
> > 3. Technic Bucket
> > A black breifcase/bucket with over 300? technic elements.
> > Contaning a selection of elements from technic range.
>
> Sounds like 8062, "Universal set with storage case", 403 pcs with a
> yellow and black case.
>
> > Personally I can see Lego Trains as a major competitor to graden >railway • systems such as LGB. Therefore I propose the following.
> > - Individual vehicels for the 9V system would be a good idea.
>
> This is hardly a new idea since Lego has done it many times in the past
> even though there are no separate single vehicles currently available.
Accepted.
>
> > - Fix the gemotry on the points to allow for the double tracked layouts
>
> I'm sure this has already been mentioned many times in .Trains
>
> > - 2nd radius curves?
>
> Ditto
Again Accepted as not new.
>
> > - More Model stations.( Platform Baseplates?)
>
> Platform baseplates? Like the current 16x16 raised platforms, or
> something different?
>
> > - Signals?
>
> Would be great... but again lego has produced these in the past so it's
> not a new idea.
Again Accepted as not new.
>
> > - A link to a special Mindstorms/Loco program to control the trains?
>
> Discussed repeatedly on LUGNET and some people are either doing it or
> working on it.
>
> > - Isolating Track
> > - Point Motor!-(This is LONG overdue!)
>
> Both very useful ideas, but already mooted many times (and again there
> are several designs floating around or being worked on for motorising or
> pneumatically controllling points).
But not an offical Lego(R) one as yet?
>
> Alex, not that I don't think your ideas are good, they are, but if you
> want to claim them as original then you need to do more reasearch on
> what has already been suggested and discussed.
Yes this is accepted whole heratdly, and I therefore again ask if anyone has
done work on theses ideas to get in touch ASAP!
What I was attempting to do ( and this may be wrong) was to devlope the
haunted house idea further based on the general ideas mooted. I'm sorry if
this created such a disturbance.
> If you're writing a formal letter, you might also consider using a spell
> checker :-)
Thanks for the tip- It's just that I use the web interface and a spell checker
isn't avaialable. - apart from the poor one in my head that is.
Alex
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