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Subject:	Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org
Date:	Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:44:42 GMT
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Mike Poindexter wrote: > > If they come to me and tell me that I can't call my Lego train layout that > has about a half-million of their bricks in it and costs tens of thousands > of dollars a Lego-modular layout, I will retort that they would prefer it to > a Megablock-modular layout. Their protect the brand name crusade is getting > silly in some instances. God forbid that people will mistake Suzanne's > Legopolis site as an official Lego site - it would be much better to have it > featuring porn. I'm certainly not up on all the intricacies of trademark law, but I would think that there is a difference between what you use to describe your layout, and the name applied to a published standard. I'm just suggesting that this issue be looked at before TLC Legal has an opportunity to get in a dither about it. Frank > Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message > news:38E35391.6FBE@mindspring.com... > > Mike Poindexter wrote: > > > > > > The preliminary page for Lego-modular standards is up at: > > > http://www.sirius.com/~latha/lego/modules/standards.htm > > > > Looks good, but one thing which just struck me is TLC's protectiveness > > of it's trademarks. We probably should either get permission to name the > > standard LEGO-Modular, or find a different name (but maybe I'm all wet). > > > > -- > > Frank Filz > > > > ----------------------------- > > Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please) > > Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com -- Frank Filz ----------------------------- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please) Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com

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		Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
I think that Lego is getting pretty ridiculous on their protection. Lego-modular describes exactly what it is. What else should it be called? Modular train tables using ABS automatic binding bricks? That opens the door for people to use rivtek and (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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		Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
If they come to me and tell me that I can't call my Lego train layout that has about a half-million of their bricks in it and costs tens of thousands of dollars a Lego-modular layout, I will retort that they would prefer it to a Megablock-modular (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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