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Re: rights to SW pieces
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 2 Jun 1999 00:53:20 GMT
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Jonathan <piano254@aol.com> wrote in message news:FCoC6r.DIo@lugnet.com...
> A couple of months ago, there was some string going around about who owned • the
> rights to the SW lego pieces. I happened to be checking out Ben Rogers' SW • lego
> sight and he had some really nice scans of the club magazine that's • released in
> the UK. Well, down at the bottom of one of the pages, in really tiny type • it
> says "Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. All Star Wars elements are
> property of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or Lucas licensing Ltd." I still have no • idea
> which elements would be included in this, since obviously the basic • bricks,
> etc. wouldn't be. Then there are the obvious ones that would be (like the • front
> of the TIE fighter). Anyway . . . just thought I'd post this. I wasn't • sure if
> it was ever settled last time.
> -Jonathan
"All Star Wars elements are property of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or Lucas
licensing Ltd"
There ya go. That right there tells you that only the SW SPECIFIC elements
(eg. Tile with Alliance/Empire Logos, Speeder Bike Trooper minis,
OWK/Luke/R2D2/JJB minis, TIE/Gungan Sub/Naboo Fighter canopies, etc) are C
Lucasfilm.
That more than likely means that these pieces will ONLY be available in Star
Wars Sets.
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I believe that in this usage, "elements" is legalese meaning "Star Wars trademark and copyright related properties", not Lego Pieces. This would include all character and object names, character depictions, symbols and logos, and like (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: rights to SW pieces
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| (...) I was always under the impression that 'Star Wars elements' would mean such things as the logo, names and possibly the clothing designs. An element is not neccasarily a physical object, merely an idea or design. If you look more carefully you (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| A couple of months ago, there was some string going around about who owned the rights to the SW lego pieces. I happened to be checking out Ben Rogers' SW lego sight and he had some really nice scans of the club magazine that's released in the UK. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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