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    Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Erik Olson
   Can somebody remind me if this has been discussed already? Has there been brought up before, any legal problem with using the Lego brick, specifically a 2x2 brick, as some kind of stylistic element, for instance for the bullet on a list? It's not a (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Tim Courtney
   Erik Olson <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:G6KoFy.DLu@lugnet.com... (...) website. As an icon, not as a logo, it is fine. As a logo, they strongly prefer that a 3D brick image is not used. I had issues to resolve with TLC's lawyers before (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Todd Lehman
   (...) That's not quite true. I was contacted about it in 1997, and we had a meeting about it and other related online issues after that. (URL) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Tim Courtney
   Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G6MAoE.G4M@lugnet.com... (...) Ok. (...) -Tim (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Todd Lehman
   (...) No, it doesn't mention the meeting. The point was that someone from LEGO (or, rather, retained by LEGO) did once have some things to say -- some issues. They got resolved by changing the name from "Fibblesnork LEGO Backgrounds" to "Fibblesnork (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Tim Courtney
     Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G6MHC7.8t7@lugnet.com... (...) Ok. (...) Understandable. I believe that I implied that a 2x2 image _not_ displayed prominently as a logo was OK, which before your comments on the backgrounds is (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish)
    
         Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Tim Courtney
     Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:G6MI14.A1D@lugnet.com... [snip] (...) Whoops. That last line should read '...one of the best things we can do...' -- forgot the 'can.' -Tim (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish)
   
        (canceled) —Jamie Obrien
   
        Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Erik Olson
     (...) It's just a fact that that image IS associated with their product! ===...=== I'm trying to put some original thought into my icons. Something like a pencil, or a rocket ship, or a pencil that turns into a rocket ship, that looks vaguely like a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.publish)
    
         Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Ryan Farrington
     (...) remember (...) Oooh, I can visualize the pencil-rocket-brick thing! If you want, I could send you a mock-up graphic. Let me know. Regards, --Ryan (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon? —Christopher Masi
   (...) Jamie makes a great point. Since we are all LEGO fans we assume the brick is a LEGO brick, but every automatic binding brick system out there makes a 2x2 brick. Since everyone wants to be compatible with LEGO bricks, without a close-up of the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.publish)
 

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