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Re: Legal problem--Use of 2x2 brick as icon?
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lugnet.publish
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Thu, 4 Jan 2001 05:34:54 GMT
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G6MHC7.8t7@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.publish, Tim Courtney writes:
> > Hmm...I'm not following. This post doesn't mention the meeting from what
> > I see.
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> 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 Backgrounds" and by placing a notice on the
> page stating the the LEGO brick image is a trade dress of the LEGO Group.
Ok.
> I just didn't want people to get the wrong impression from what you said,
> which seemed to me to imply (or might lead someone to infer) that anyone
> oughtta feel free to use a 2x2 LEGO brick image. While that may indeed be
> the case these days, I still find it to be a rather touchy issue.
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
what I believed. My issues with TLC's lawyers were based on a prominently
displayed logo of a 2x3 brick. They own a trade dress on '3D brick images'
(quote from either Robin or Brad) - didn't specify the dimensions.
Its touchy in a sense that you never really know what they will take issue with
and what they will not. There are some things which are obvious, but others,
such as this, which are a bit fuzzy. Nevertheless, we need to foster good will
between the company and the fans, so staying clear from something questionable
like this is a good idea. We've seen that protecting their trademarks is VERY
important to them, for obvious reasons - as fans respecting that is one of the
best things we do, and it probably goes a long way.
-Tim
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