I think we should change some things on here so we don't get sued by Lego.
The legal status of this site has been looked into and as of now we are not violating any copyrights.
I will also remind you that two official LMB moderators have created accounts on this site, which they would not have done if our legal status was threatened.
Yeah. I'm not promoting this place anywhere, but I don't see how we could possibly run into legal issues at the moment. No profit is being made off of this site or any of its assets, so as far as I can see, we're in as much danger as the LMB Wiki is.
Meaning, none.
"You destroyed our home! pew pew pew" —Baze to the LMB officials
The legal status of this site has been looked into and as of now we are not violating any copyrights.
I will also remind you that two official LMB moderators have created accounts on this site, which they would not have done if our legal status was threatened.
Yeah. I'm not promoting this place anywhere, but I don't see how we could possibly run into legal issues at the moment. No profit is being made off of this site or any of its assets, so as far as I can see, we're in as much danger as the LMB Wiki is.
Meaning, none.
We are using the name Lego, we have taken pictures from their site, now they can't stop us from using our topics because they belong to us.
The legal status of this site has been looked into and as of now we are not violating any copyrights.
I will also remind you that two official LMB moderators have created accounts on this site, which they would not have done if our legal status was threatened.
Yeah. I'm not promoting this place anywhere, but I don't see how we could possibly run into legal issues at the moment. No profit is being made off of this site or any of its assets, so as far as I can see, we're in as much danger as the LMB Wiki is.
The legal status of this site has been looked into and as of now we are not violating any copyrights.
I will also remind you that two official LMB moderators have created accounts on this site, which they would not have done if our legal status was threatened.
Yeah. I'm not promoting this place anywhere, but I don't see how we could possibly run into legal issues at the moment. No profit is being made off of this site or any of its assets, so as far as I can see, we're in as much danger as the LMB Wiki is.
Yeah. I'm not promoting this place anywhere, but I don't see how we could possibly run into legal issues at the moment. No profit is being made off of this site or any of its assets, so as far as I can see, we're in as much danger as the LMB Wiki is.
Meaning, none.
We are using the name Lego, we have taken pictures from their site, now they can't stop us from using our topics because they belong to us.
The worst they can do is have us discontinue the use of their images, and also remove "lego" from the title/url, neither of which are a big deal, and both of which are unlikely. What they can't do is shut down the forum altogether, which would be the only real fear here.
But I think it's reasonable to assume that no one at LEGO wants this place shut down. The only reason the official boards are going offline is because of monetary concerns, and things of that nature.
THAT SAID
I would suggest that we have an easily-discoverable disclaimer that says, "LEGO(R) and its affiliates are registered trademarks of The LEGO Group, LLC." and all that jazz, just so it's clear we're not trying to come off as an official board. That's where we could run into trouble.
"You destroyed our home! pew pew pew" —Baze to the LMB officials
ATTENTION LMBE COMMUNITY! At this time, we would like to ask that all users PLEASE stop advertising this site on the LMBs. With all of the advertising going on, we're getting dangerously close to attracting the wrong kind of attention to our site. We may eventually change our minds, but please be aware that continued adverts could be detrimental to the boards. We wish we could explain further, but for the time being, we ask that you trust our judgement on this.
--LMBE Staff
When I saw this at the Universe Subforum and looked at the Title I thought you maent we should stop advertising the Return of LEGO Universe, guess I was wrong
Yeah. I'm not promoting this place anywhere, but I don't see how we could possibly run into legal issues at the moment. No profit is being made off of this site or any of its assets, so as far as I can see, we're in as much danger as the LMB Wiki is.
Meaning, none.
We are using the name Lego, we have taken pictures from their site, now they can't stop us from using our topics because they belong to us.
Technically, all content posted on the MBs belongs to LEGO.
Legal battle!! No users made them so its there property.
There's fine print somewhere that says it. You had to agree to those terms to even make an MB account.
On Talk to the Mods, someone asked: "if I wanted to publish one of my message board stories, would I be allowed to? I'd assume if I was I'd have to give LEGO some (or all. I'm happy to do that too) of the royalties made from each ebook sold."
WhiteAlligator replied: "Yes. Your content is still yours to publish. However we do recommend consulting an attorney before entering any publishing agreements."
I assume that means we can use our posts in other places.
There's fine print somewhere that says it. You had to agree to those terms to even make an MB account.
On Talk to the Mods, someone asked: "if I wanted to publish one of my message board stories, would I be allowed to? I'd assume if I was I'd have to give LEGO some (or all. I'm happy to do that too) of the royalties made from each ebook sold."
WhiteAlligator replied: "Yes. Your content is still yours to publish. However we do recommend consulting an attorney before entering any publishing agreements."
I assume that means we can use our posts in other places.
Yeah. I'm not promoting this place anywhere, but I don't see how we could possibly run into legal issues at the moment. No profit is being made off of this site or any of its assets, so as far as I can see, we're in as much danger as the LMB Wiki is.
Meaning, none.
That is good news then!
very good news.
I can't believe I had the same awful signature for nearly 8 years. Sorry for disappearing for 2 months, life happened for a bit.
ATTENTION LMBE COMMUNITY! At this time, we would like to ask that all users PLEASE stop advertising this site on the LMBs. With all of the advertising going on, we're getting dangerously close to attracting the wrong kind of attention to our site. We may eventually change our minds, but please be aware that continued adverts could be detrimental to the boards. We wish we could explain further, but for the time being, we ask that you trust our judgement on this.
--LMBE Staff
To add onto this, MiaKittyMoon has reminded us that anyone linking to other sites on the official LEGO Message Boards will be banned.
