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Oh, you definitely can! It's a creative work that you created and own the copyright to, unless to sell/transfer it. ...what a snipe :/ e: quote:(i.) Assignment https://ideas.lego.com/terms IIRC the german designer of the viking long boat who is currently in the entries with the mushroom house gave away the instructions for free after not getting picked, and Lego was cool with that tuo fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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PacMan is a bad model, like they didn’t know how to use curved pieces. I don’t know Thunderbirds at all but that is pretty cool considering it is micro scale. JWST is cool but not sure about the folding since the whole sunscreen unrolls in real life and the Lego one can’t. Community I could see them doing, unless they got burned by the Queer Eye set not selling. Majority of them are “that looks cool on display at a Lego convention” sets and almost no one would buy them at the price and they should just go directly to the Bricklink program.
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tuo posted:Oh, you definitely can! It's a creative work that you created and own the copyright to, unless to sell/transfer it. I looked it up: Despite processes and systems explicitly not being copyrightable, this doesn't extend to instructions. Ingredients (a parts list? INAL), however, are not copyrightable.
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That's true, but the design of the set itself, the idea how to create something out of said ingredients, should be copyrightable, imo. I mean it takes a lot of creativity to come up with these sets.
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I have a vague memory that lego tried to sue chinese knockoffs on the basis of set designs (ie, instructions) and failed at it. They had to go after them for logo and brand violations.
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^^^ you might be thinking of the case against Lepin that Lego actually won, which had more to do with China wanting to play nice with Lego more than actual law, because China is at the 19th century United States stage of IP law mostly (steal from everyone else and produce goods to build economy without caring about licensing things that are protected in other countries too much) It’s the idea-expression dichotomy. You can copyright the way the information is presented but not the information itself. You could sue someone for reproducing the instructions in the same form or as a derivative work, but you couldn’t sue them for following the instructions. Dogen fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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xzzy posted:I have a vague memory that lego tried to sue chinese knockoffs on the basis of set designs (ie, instructions) and failed at it. They had to go after them for logo and brand violations. I don't know, I see both the design of a set as well as the instructions similar to any other work like a painting, or a piece of music. The ingredients are well known and available to all, but the creative aspect of rearranging said components to create something new should be something that the creator holds the copyright to. If the designers choose to release them for free, it's their choice and cool and good, but they should definitely have a say in who can use them and should be attributed if they want to...in an ideal world, of course, as IANAL also. e: added quote to the post I'm refereing to tuo fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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tuo posted:I don't know, I see both the design of a set as well as the instructions similar to any other work like a painting, or a piece of music. The ingredients are well known and available to all, but the creative aspect of rearranging said components to create something new should be something that the creator holds the copyright to. If the designers choose to release them for free, it's their choice and cool and good, but they should definitely have a say in who can use them and should be attributed if they want to...in an ideal world, of course, as IANAL also. I AM a lawyer, but this is not legal advice and my interest in this area is a couple classes in school and hobby only.
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Dogen posted:I AM a lawyer, but this is not legal advice and my interest in this area is a couple classes in school and hobby only. Sorry, my reply was to the post above yours, will fix!
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I can see them doing the Travel Suitcase or the flip clock maybe. Everything else looks way too big and ornate.
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tuo posted:Sorry, my reply was to the post above yours, will fix! Haha that wasn’t directed at you particularly, no worries. Also of course what I know is limited to the US for the most part and a little how we differ from Europe (eg moral rights of the author).
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Zoo is interesting to me because with the addition of a few electric fences it could make for a nice Jurassic Park.
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:Take this thread on a tour of all the subforums imo, only move it to the next when someone makes a build themed for the current subforum. I think this thread would react poorly to another roadtrip but I love this idea. Perhaps a traveling lego roadtrip thread is in order? corgski fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Jan 2, 2023 |
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HootTheOwl posted:https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/1631477b-271d-4263-ab61-10ddd55baefe 1) Not bad, probably a bit of a high piece count, might be a bit of a dull build. 2) Could be fun, but feels too close to stuff they already have/put out (Haunted House) 3) Love it, but almost certainly not happening 4) IP, probably not happening, plus it feels like there's too many of these styles of submission 5) IP, probably a bunch of stability issues with the balloon part 6) Not bad, but sort of feel like it doesnt have a strong appeal 7) Didn't realize it was a whole baseplate at first, probably would be better as a similar concept scaled down. 8) Fun idea, too big/high piece count, similar to folding storybook already done. 9) IP, big, kind of boring looking 10) Like this one, but maybe an IP issue? 11) IP. But heck if I don't want this one. Scale looks good, feels like a good balance of things without being overdone. But pretty sure Thunderbirds stuff has been rejected in the past. 12) I don't know what this thing is. It looks like it'd be boring to build though. 13) Pretty, but a little big/blobby/high piece count. 14) Like this one, simple and interesting. 15) Cool diorama, but feels a touch bloated for a production set - probably too close to City line. 16) Similar to above, feels more interesting though. 17) Would there be an IP issue? Seems like a decent model. 18) IP. Boring. But then again, the Office Set happened. 19) IP. Kinda boring/simple. 20) Fun, interesting, Could maybe happen, unless Lego is planning to do something akin to the other anniversary sets for Cowboys. 21) Cool? But way too big. 22) IP, but kind of fun? 23) I cant see Lego doing a modular through IDEAS. 24) Big, boring, busy mess. Great for a fan model, awful for a product 25) Cute, if a bit simple? Can't really seeing it make it. 26) What? Had to click through to find out it's IP that doesn't immediately evoke the IP unless you know the IP. 27) IP, Fun model, probably not a great set. 28) Interesting, maybe a touch big, would probably get trimmed down as a product to remove the baseplate. 29) Neat, feels like one of the more reasonable models, not sure how much appeal it has though. 30) Fun concept, probably a bit impractical of a production model due to printing or stickering needed, as well as it just makes no sense to actually run the thing as a real clock. 31) Cute, neat, maybe a more reasonable model. 32) Cute, creative, neat. Not a bad model 33) IP, but could see a version that maybe trims down/out the house in favor of more mini-builds. 34) IP that is probably not very popular or well know. A neat model, but seems impractical as a product. (All the various little rooms are cute 35) IP I've not heard of before? Big bulky, Lego just sold a big rear end castle, not happening. 36) A bit big, but fairly unique and a fun idea. Could see this idea being retooled a bit.
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How good at vote farming are people getting that they're having multiple submissions through the same review?
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xzzy posted:How good at vote farming are people getting that they're having multiple submissions through the same review? It's a very broken system at this point. LEGO really needs to rework it.
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I wonder if any submission has made it through on vote farming then proceeded to flop commercially. Like, do we know if any particular IDEAS sets that got released that went on to sell particularly poorly?
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Queer eye. Adventure time. Both those looked like flops based on how quickly LEGO put them on clearance.
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The crazy priced 21337 Table Football that came out in November was discounted before the new year, from what I understand it was put on sale at unprecedented speed.
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Was that ideas? I thought it was BAD ideas! hohoho
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Paragon8 posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hNp-45OFFg This is really good, it’s basically “the designer monologues about 2023 Speed Champions for 30 minutes”. Explains all the new parts and shows the presumably 3D printed prototypes.
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Waltzing Along posted:Queer eye. Adventure time. Both those looked like flops based on how quickly LEGO put them on clearance. Adventure Time was rough because instead of the various traditional minifigure-scale or microscale location submissions, the one that won and was produced was an odd BrickHeadz-esque submission. It had some cute builds, but even as a huge fan of the show I felt zero need to own it until I found it on deep clearance.
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if i'm buying a licensed set i want it to have little guys I can take to my other sets such that it could be Finn and Jake are in a spaceship, ferris wheel etc. come on lego this is simple math
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I'm kind of expecting a One Piece set to come along sooner or later. You'd think that the biggest/most popular anime/manga ever would do well.
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It's IP + Pirate ship. Kinda weird it hasn't happened
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Could be a licensing thing. But if you've been in Japan and seen how much stuff has One Piece plastered on it or just the sheer amount of toys and figures and other doo-dads, that argument doesn't seem to have merit.
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The speed champions modern super cars are all boring and samey looking. I’m still tempted to pick up the Countach, give me like a Miura or a 350 GTO
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Countach is a fun little build and my kid loving loves the model. He drives that thing around constantly.
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Evil Dude: Behold my latest creation, the Clutchipede! Evil Dude: Each limb has the power to break apart reality!  Evil Dude: Yes, my pet! Destroy the Ghostbusters Firehouse! Muahaha!  Peter: Our Proton Packs are no match for it's destructive capability.  Batman: Fear not, chums! Your friends won't abandon you in your hour of need. Joker: You tricked me, Batman! I only came because you said there'd be lots of "orange wedges!" Eleven: I thought he said "Eggos." Aragorn: This day, we fight!  Evil Dude:NOOO! CURSE YOU! CURSE YOU ALL! Captain America: Avengers, disassemble. 
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Arcella posted:The speed champions modern super cars are all bring and samey looking. I’m still tempted to pick up the Countach, give me like a Miura or a 350 GTO The Countach and the little Ferrari are definitely fun builds.
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Oxyclean posted:I wonder if any submission has made it through on vote farming then proceeded to flop commercially. The Pooh set hit clearance pretty quickly.
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Lego did do a Doctor Who set in 2015, plus two Dimension packs. But other than the various Console Rooms, and the Third Doctor's roadster "Bessie", I don't really know what other things they can do.
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Davros1 posted:Lego did do a Doctor Who set in 2015, plus two Dimension packs. But other than the various Console Rooms, and the Third Doctor's roadster "Bessie", I don't really know what other things they can do. UCS Sonic Screwdriver.
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UCS Tardis Pool
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Waltzing Along posted:I'm kind of expecting a One Piece set to come along sooner or later. You'd think that the biggest/most popular anime/manga ever would do well. 
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I would do dark terrible things for an, official, Thousand Sunny or Going Merry set
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Flipperwaldt posted:Lowest piece count of any set
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Literally A Person posted:Countach is a fun little build and my kid loving loves the model. He drives that thing around constantly. …dad?
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HootTheOwl posted:Are minifigs considered 1, 3 or 9 pieces?
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