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Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon?
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Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:56:18 GMT
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Erik Olson <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:G6KoFy.DLu@lugnet.com...
> Can somebody remind me if this has been discussed already?
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> 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 logo, just a graphical flourish in my
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
Kidvention regarding LDraw.org's logo -- that is why it has been switched to a
fade-to-wireframe (and the new logo is cooler, too! :)
> I'm just asking if anyone knows already that this is *right out*.
> Obviously, it is Lego's lawyers that get the last word.
As a logo it is right out. They may not come after you, but something may come
up in the future where it is addressed. That's what happened to me - no one
approached me through the year of running the site, but when I was talking to
Brad and Robin (the attorney) about Kidvention plans, it was addressed through a
question I asked and caught me off guard. The timing was pretty bad, but
luckily a few people stepped up to the plate to help with a new logo design. I
wish that they had been a little more proactive from the get go on telling me
that was a potential infringement, but it all worked out in the end.
TLC's lawyers don't always act on stuff like that - from what I've heard they
prioritize how prominent a site is or what its content is and determine if its
potentially harmful or not. Then they'll act. Or, I know at one time they were
going to send letters out to over a hundred sites they had collected at once,
with 'lego' in the domain.
> I'm trying to come up with an original idea to replace the 2x2 brick gif I've
> been using ...
Go ahead and use it. Note - Todd has been using the 2x2 as a background and
distributing it for the past 4+ years. AFAIK, no one has come after him or the
other sites which display his background. :o)
Note: IANAL
-Tim
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