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Re: O'Reilly book news
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Fri, 3 Sep 1999 21:55:52 GMT
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Jonathan Knudsen:
> Basically we need to change the title in order to avoid marketplace
> confusion--it needs to be very clear that our product is not produced
> or supported by LEGO. We'll also have a prominent disclaimer inside
> somewhere. We're following our lawyers' suggestions to minimize our
> legal risk.
>
> We'll see what happens.
How about a "name the book" contest?
- Learning NQC, pbFORTH, and legOS
- Mastering Plastic Binding Brick Robots with Lots of Neat Moving Parts
- RCX Programming in a Nutshell
- RCX Hacking: The Definitive Guide
- Essential Guide to LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Hacking with Third-Party Software
- Programming LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robots using Unofficial Software
- LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Annoyances
:*)
--Todd
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| (...) I say use the situation to your advantage and make it sound rebellious: - Unauthorized Secrets of RCX Programming - The Unofficial, Unauthorized Guide to LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ - The Black Book of RCX Voodoo (okay, this one is a little over the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Ooo, I can't resist this.. love your last one, Todd. It would have the Energizer Bunny on the cover, right?.. oh no, then there'd be trouble with another company. ok, how 'bout - "These ARE the 'droids You're Looking For." - Programming the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) ... and we definitely need an appendix (or second tome, rather): Lawyer's EGOtiasis *) : A treatise on etiology, epidemiology, symptomology, dia- and prognosis of an infectious social disease. (...to which you shouldn't apply acronymization!!! (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) The whole thing is kind of silly. LEGO felt that we shouldn't be allowed to publish a book without paying them a license fee. We didn't think we needed to pay a license fee to write about their product; after all, we don't do that for anyone (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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