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Subject: What are some rules for personal (fan) Websites? Topic-Level: 1 Content-Language: en Originator: Jim Baker, 1998-12-28 Revision: Jeremy Sproat, 1999-05-12 Reference: http://www.lego.com/info/fair.asp Reference: http://www.lego.com/info/legal.asp Location: /general/ NOTE: The author of this answer is not a lawyer, nor does he represent the LEGO® Group. For legal issues or questions concerning the LEGO® group, always check with them first. Their Web site is at <A HREF="http://www.lego.com">www.lego.com</A>. The LEGO® group has a strong policy concerning how you, the LEGO enthusiast, publishes LEGO-related information on the Internet and other place. Happily, the LEGO Group's policy is very easy to work with. The LEGO Group has published a document called Fair Play, at <A HREF="http://www.lego.com/info/fair.asp">http://www.lego.com/info/fair.asp</A>. In this document, the objective of the LEGO Group is to <BLOCKQUOTE> ...prevent a use which, when viewed in overall context, is likely to lead to a blurring or loss of distinctiveness of [the LEGO Group's] trademarks or cause consumers to believe mistakenly that there is an affiliation with or sponsorship by the LEGO Group. </BLOCKQUOTE> Included among the things which the LEGO Group requests fans who publish LEGO-related information, to keep in mind: <UL> <LI>Do not use the LEGO Logo in an unofficial Web Site   <LI>Use LEGO trademarks (except for the Logo) in a strictly non-commercial manner, without over-emphasizing such trademarks   <LI>Use language, page layout, and other authoring techniques to indicate that the Web site is unofficial and not sponsored not authorized by the LEGO Group   <LI>Use the term "LEGO" as an adjective, not a noun -- e.g. say "I play with LEGO bricks" instead of "I play with LEGOs" -- and not isolated or set apart from the surrounding text   <LI>Do not use the LEGO trademark in an Internet domain name   <LI>Put up a disclaimer while avoiding improper use of the LEGO trademark; the LEGO Group suggests "LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site"   <LI>Do not scan or distribute building instructions or any other publication from the LEGO Group unless done so in a limited, unaltered form for non-commercial purposes   <LI>Keep copyright notices intact in scanned material   <LI>Do not distort or overemphasize LEGO trademarks in scanned photographs   <LI>Do not otherwise dilute or diminish the LEGO trademark   <LI>Most of all -- play well!   </UL> And as always, ask the LEGO Group when in doubt. It's probably a good idea to check back at the Fair Play document from time to time. Other places to check include the LEGO Group's Legal Notice, at <A HREF="http://www.lego.com/info/legal.asp">http://www.lego.com/info/legal.asp</A>.

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