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            | Subject: 
 | Re: Selling my MOC Gunstar (maybe) 
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            | Newsgroups: 
 | lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars 
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            | Date: 
 | Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:19:15 GMT 
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 |  | In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote: > In lugnet.space, Chris Phillips wrote:
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 > > 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...)
 
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  |  |  | Re: Selling my MOC Gunstar (maybe) 
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 |  | (...) 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... (...)   (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars) 
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  |  |  | Re: Selling my MOC Gunstar (maybe) 
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 |  | (...) 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 (...)   (22 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX) 
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