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Re: Selling my MOC Gunstar (maybe)
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:37:49 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Chris Phillips wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
> > In lugnet.space, Chris Phillips wrote:
> > 
> > > Secondly, if you don't want people to copy (and possibly improve upon)
> > > "your" designs, don't post pictures.  Keep them locked away in your toybox
> > > where they will feel at home in the inky blackness.
> > 
> > I'm only replying to this portion of the post because this contains my whole
> > point.
> > 
> > I have no problem whatsoever with him copying or rebuilding one of my designs
> > for his OWN enjoyment. I have seen his Gunstar on brickshelf before and was
> > flattered that he liked my design enough to make his own. That's all well and
> > good.
> > 
> > What I don't appreciate is someone copying my specific design and SELLING it
> > for their own profit.
> 
> I think the truth is that Ryan will discover the same thing that many others
> have.  It is very difficult to re-sell anything made out of LEGO for a profit.
> I could see your beef if he took one of your designs verbatim, LDRAW-ed up an
> instruction booklet and then started selling kits at a huge markup without your
> permission.  But I don't think that's what he's doing here.
> 
> - Chris.
> 
> (Donning my flame-retardant space suit now, I hear the Storm Troopers coming
> down the hallway...)


Chris, keep the fire suit on, then do a search on "Bram Lambrecht" where someone
copied one of his car designs...then tried to profit on it...


Likewise, If you're selling your Lego collection, makes me wonder how die-hard a
Lego fan you are...


Scott Lyttle



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  Re: Selling my MOC Gunstar (maybe)
 
(...) I don't think that somebody's level of "die-hardness" (?) has any bearing on this discussion. But the Bram Lambrecht incident certainly does. Grab yourself a cold beverage, get comfortable, and read this nice piece of armchair lawyering: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.theory)

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  Re: Selling my MOC Gunstar (maybe)
 
(...) I think the truth is that Ryan will discover the same thing that many others have. It is very difficult to re-sell anything made out of LEGO for a profit. I could see your beef if he took one of your designs verbatim, LDRAW-ed up an (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)

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