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LEGOLAND.CC Auction WAS: (Re: The Nugator Company for Sale ???)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 22 Mar 2000 02:39:51 GMT
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Kevin,
Kevin Salm wrote:
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > Some of what you say is true but I'd advocate that you, or others interested • in
> > this topic, dig a little... in .publish I believe it was someone posted an
> > absolutely excellent pointer to a trademark case involving Clue Consulting and
> > Hasbro. The judge's opinion in that case is massively instructive and very • well written.
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> > ++lar
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> Hey, excellent pointer. Wow--all that legal stuff. I just read 99% of it and
> I have to agree with the decision. One statement made by the court judge that
> I particularly agree with is this:
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> "If another Internet user has an innocent and legitimate reason for
> using the famous mark as a domain name and is the first to register
> it, that user should be able to use the domain name, provided that
> it has not otherwise infringed upon or diluted the trademark."
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> As per my previous argument, this was my point and I think that the court judge
> made a fine decision based upon an exhaustive finding of fact.
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> For the pointer previously in lugnet.publishing Larry refers to, see here -->
> http://www.lugnet.com/publish/?n=1426
Yes. I think this auction, as earlier posted, was a case for
infringement, because the sellers intent was to use the LEGO brand name
to motivate someone to buy it. "Make Millions off of LEGO," and all
that.
Scott S.
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