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Re: expansion ports
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 5 Jan 1999 07:51:14 GMT
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Peter Hesketh <PBH@PHESK.DEMONstopspammers.CO.UK>
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In article <F52CB7.LIw@lugnet.com>, Michael Gasperi
<lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com> writes
> The patent means they are
> the only people that can sell something with the connector.
Does this mean that Torys'R'Us are breaking the law by selling the
Mindstorms Set? They are selling lots of things with the connector.
How about second hand sales? Are they illegal too?
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Regards - Peter Hesketh, Mynyddbach, Mon.
Forty reasons why a dog is better than a woman: number 16
"Dogs like it when you leave lots of things on the floor."
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) LEGO makes and sells the product to Torys'RUs. Torys'RUS can sell it to anybody they want and on and on. This is not what happens if you try to make a LEGO compatable product. Only LEGO has the right to manufacture and sell a product that (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) stuff, (...) It is legal to modify the connectors for your own use. You get into trouble when you try to sell something that contains one. The patent means they are the only people that can sell something with the connector. You could sell a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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