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Re: Obvious Chinese Rip-off
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:09:32 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ted Godwin wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Todd Thuma wrote:
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Doesn’t rip offs like this P*SS you off!
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Uhm, not really since its not a rip-off.
It’s not a copy of an existing set AFAIK. Why get worked up about a clone
brand in an auction that says it fits with LEGO? Nothing factually inaccurate
nor is there any breach of copyright or trademark that I see.
I think you may be getting a little over-sensitive back there in Hogtown. :)
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I think that Todd is referring to how the set is a knock-off of the
Maersk-branded tractor-trailer set that LEGO offered in the 90s. Comparing the
picture of the Chinese set, it’s clear that they’ve even ripped off the LEGO box
art.
Compare this:
and this:
Now, this is fairly old news to LUGNET; it has come up before that there are a
number of clone brands out there that make blatant copies of LEGO sets (and even
go as far as to copy the box or instructions). It is, of course, disappointing
to see. My take on it is that even with a team of lawyers, The LEGO Group will
have a hard time getting the pirate companies to cease and desist. The better
option, I think, is for LEGO to continue to produce a very high quality product
at reasonable prices so that buyers will be suitably deterred from clone brand
offerings.
-Jordan Schwarz
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| (...) Fair enough. I never saw the Maersk set (Dark Ages were most of the 90's). The question that comes to my mind though is why would they rip-off a set that is so old? And how lazy do you have to be to not even take a new picture? It's not like (...) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| (...) Uhm, not really since its not a rip-off. It's not a copy of an existing set AFAIK. Why get worked up about a clone brand in an auction that says it fits with LEGO? Nothing factually inaccurate nor is there any breach of copyright or trademark (...) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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