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Re: Proper usage of "LEGO"
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Mon, 13 Aug 2001 21:35:33 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.general, Dan Boger writes:
heh, I'm not anal about it, but isn't the proper use "LEGO Bricks"?

IANAE(1) but I think it's actually "LEGO brand building bricks" :-)

Well, sadly, I am pretty anal, but I think Dan was right... I think The Lego
Company has asked (back when it was The Lego Group) that their building
brick product be referred to as "Lego bricks" or "Lego toys". IANALR (not a
Lego Rep)

DaveE



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(...) There is some media precedent, right or wrong, for using "LEGO" to refer to the system of interlocking plastic bricks; in The Simpsons episode in which they went to the Ikea-ish store, Marge referred to certain utensils as being made of (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) IANAE(1) but I think it's actually "LEGO brand building bricks" :-) 1 - I am not anal either tongue set firmly in cheek. FUT set firmly to ot.f. ++Lar (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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