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Re: Bionicle article - New Zealand News
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lugnet.technic.bionicle
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Thu, 31 May 2001 16:55:04 GMT
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Christina,
We touched on this a while ago
(http://news.lugnet.com/technic/bionicle/?n=352
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=29495), but since these articles are new,
we won't feed you to the Nui Rama...
I particularly like the phrase from the New Zealand paper's coverage, where
the Maori accuse LEGO of "cultural and linguistic piracy". I'm envisioning a
couple of Red-Beard Runners bearing down on little Maori native huts..."Har!
Give us your language, cullys, an' no one'll get hurt!"
Matt
In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Christina Hitchcock writes:
> Fantasy toys spark legal game between Maori group and Lego
> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=192379&thesection=news&thesu
> bsection=general
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> Maoris say Lego has no right to use their words
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,498825,00.html
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> I'm new to this.. if it is old news I'm sorry.
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> Christina
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| Here is my opinion on this matter. Lego should be able to keep the products on store shelves under the original names. A language is a language, whether it be English, German, Esperanto, or Maori. Lego should not, however, copyright the names of the (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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