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Re: I'm being stupid. But how?
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Wed, 5 May 1999 12:39:49 GMT
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Here's the fair play policy:
http://www.lego.com/info/fair.asp
Kekoa's right. The Lego Group is exceedingly protective
of their trademarks and intellectual property. If they
haven't pursued action against legOS, it's very likely
a deliberate policy rather than an oversight.
Jonathan
Kekoa Proudfoot wrote:
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> Nix <$}xinix{$@esperi.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > kekoa@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) writes:
> >
> > > Clearly it says something about TLG's
> > > attitude toward LegOS that they haven't said anything about the name yet.
> >
> > Lego's always been a bit of a hobbyist's thing[1] so probably even TLG
> > thinks there isn't much point in siccing lawyers on us, even if they
> > disapproved.
> >
> > Big companies[2] lawyering hobbyists is really bad PR :)
> >
> >
> > [1] not in any way derogatory, I'm a hobbyist too
> >
> > [2] I'd guess TLG counts...
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> Considering the past history of TLG, I'd say the fact that they haven't
> said anything about the name LegOS says a lot.
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> TLG is paranoid about their trademark. Use Lego like a noun (as in, "I
> liked Legos a lot when I was a kid," or "I play with Lego a lot") and put
> that in a place (a web page, say) where they see it and their lawyers will
> happily send you a letter telling you Lego must be used as an adjective,
> not a noun (as in, "I liked Lego bricks a lot when I was a kid"). Their
> lawyers will also be happy to send you a letter if you show the red Lego
> symbol anywhere on a web page. There used to be a "Fair Play" page on
> TLG's web site explaining all this, but I cannot seem to find the URL at
> the moment.
>
> Maybe I do not know what I am talking about and LegOS fits into some other
> category, and Lego cannot claim to Markus that he chose the name
> improperly. That is a possibility also.
>
> -Kekoa
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| (...) Considering the past history of TLG, I'd say the fact that they haven't said anything about the name LegOS says a lot. TLG is paranoid about their trademark. Use Lego like a noun (as in, "I liked Legos a lot when I was a kid," or "I play with (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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