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Re: Display your LUG's logo on LUGNET
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Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:43:30 GMT
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In lugnet.org, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.org, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > In lugnet.org, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > IANAL...
> > >
> > >
> > > The fact that it's LUGNET(tm), currently the premier fan site, doesn't make
> > > it official. See http://news.lugnet.com/ and read the text at the bottom.
> > >
> > > I would say that TLC would care more about it here than just about anywhere
> > > because the people that run LUGNET are thought leaders and ought to know
> > > better.
> > >
> > > *IF* TLC approves (maybe they did!), then there ought to be a special
> > > disclaimer on any page that uses it.
> > >
> > > ++Lar
> >
> >
> > First of all, this sub-thread does not belong where it is.
>
> Feel free to redirect it, then. You know how to set followups, and your
> standing as (whatever role it is you play here, I never did figure it out,
> it's not documented very clearly) would certainly encourage everyone else to
> stick to that setting. I'm fairly happy with it here, though I could be wrong.
>
> Lego has said that they didn't want people using their logo without
> permission. Josh and Dan seem to be asking whether the fact that you seem to
> have gotten a waiver for that means all orgs get one too. That seems .org
> related to me. That's a lot of seems so I freely admit any one of them could
> come unsewn and unravel that argument.
Not exactly what i was trying to say, but its sounds good. I just think
that it's LUGNET, I think thay won't care, and anyways if they do you will
get an e-mail about it.
Josh
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> > Secondly, let me assure you that Todd and I can take care of ourselves.
>
> Do so, then. I would sugggest that a good place to start would be by
> addressing the conclusion that was drawn (correctly or incorrectly, how
> would I know? You didn't explain your reasoning. I bet it's solid but who
> knows?) in the post I was responding to.
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> > Thirdly, Todd and I have a policy of only seeking consultation
> > from legitimate legal professionals.
>
> Seek it, then. The advice to seek it out, freely offered, is offered because
> I care. Consider it in the spirit the first advice was offered rather than
> getting defensive.
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> > Lastly, imagining a worst case scenario in the flavor of your comments above,
> > service to users of LUGNET would remain unaffected
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> In the worst worst-case scenario I could imagine (not very likely so don't
> anyone panic) that statement turns out to have an inoperative truth value.
>
> > -- making this issue
> > irrelevant to you.
>
> You're not necessarily in a position to judge what's relevant to me and what
> isn't. But again, I brought it up because I care. Feel free to bite my hand
> off again in response, if it will make you feel better. I'm a big boy and I
> can take a little questioning of motive, intent, knowledge, experience etc.
> without too much strain.
>
> Or just ignore this post. Maybe the problem, if there is one, will go away
> if you ignore it.
>
> But if you're a bystander to this I would strongly suggest that you not use
> the LEGO(r) logo or any of the major theme or system logos on your website
> without specific permission from TLC. This especially applies to LUGs and
> other sorts of orgs that someday may want something from TLC.
>
> Do your own research, and do what you think best, of course, IANAL. But I'd
> play a better one on TV than some people.
>
> ++Lar
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