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Re: This is incredible!
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Mon, 15 May 2000 19:29:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mike Stanley writes:
> In lugnet.general, Rich Manzo writes:
> > This is making me sick. Lego went out of their way to give us a little
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> Well, aside from the fact that you're fantasizing about the motivation or
> intent behind the placement of the LUGNET logo...
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> Trademarks are a serious thing. If you don't vigorously protect your
> trademarks you risk losing them. Just because you don't think it is important
> doesn't mean it isn't.
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> > Yes I agree that there should have been a URL or TM but the legal crowd
> > here needs to take a back seat and appreciate all the progress we have made • in
> > our relationship with the company that creates the toys that we all love.
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> The "legal crowd"? How about the thinking crowd?
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> And exactly what progress has been made in our relationship with the company
> that makes the toys we love and has, until very recently, ignored us and
> treated us like we didn't matter?
Thats right. They did ignore the online LEGO community for a very long time,
but now thet are not. I good example of this is the fact that the LUGNET logo
is in the Mania Magazine.
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> Oh yeah, I forgot, one person from their company has posted what, a total of 4
> or 5 messages here, dropped out of site for weeks at a time after making
> mostly vague flattering statements about how much they want to work with us
> and promises about Lego Direct. Is that the progress you're talking about?
> Pardon me if I'm taking a wait and see attitude towards a company that has had
> its head in the sand for the last 10 years.
Yes that is the progress I am talking about. They did ignore the online LEGO
for a very long time. But they put the logo in their magazine so apparently we
are not totally ignored anymore. That is why I am happy that they put the logo
in that small monitor, it tells me that we are not ignored anymore.
Look, the bottom line is that they were wrong to put the logo in there
without the proper disclaimer or TM but lets not go crazy over this. They put
that logo in there to tell us that they know we are here, not to create an
advertisement for LUGNET, which a disclaimer would have done. I believe
somebody in this thread mentioned that they could have made a broad disclaimer
like "all trademarks are the properties of their owners". That would have been
a good idea. But unfortunately they did not. So let me ask the group, what
action do you think should be taken? Should we let it go? Should Todd demand a
written apology? Or should we go even further than that? I would like to hear
the group’s opinion on this.
-Rich
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| (...) I guess if that's all it takes (for you) to have them make up for years of blowing us off, you must be pretty happy. (...) Does it? Exactly who in TLC/TLG contacted you to explain the purpose behind having that there. I gotta tell you, I'm (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Well, aside from the fact that you're fantasizing about the motivation or intent behind the placement of the LUGNET logo... Trademarks are a serious thing. If you don't vigorously protect your trademarks you risk losing them. Just because you (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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