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Re:LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable Lego by necovek on Friday May 09, 2025 @08:00AM (#43935825)
They are actively using actual LEGO bricks, and as such they are not misrepresenting anything.

Where there is gray area is in them not clearly stating they are unaffiliated with LEGO the company.

OTOH, they also don't seem to be looking to monetize anything, so they are at lower risk from LEGO having a plausible claim that they are hurting their sales.

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Re:LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable Lego by dec0dedab0de on Friday May 09, 2025 @09:42AM (#43936639)
While it is perfectly valid to describe what they made as a designer or builder for LEGO, I do not believe they are allowed to use part of a trademark in a way that could be trademarkable itself, so basically good for everything but the name.

But then again IANAL, and that is just how I understand the American law, and every country is different.

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Re:LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable Lego by 6stringmerc on Friday May 09, 2025 @12:45PM (#43938792)
This is an incredibly ignorant perspective on the nature and intent of trademark law and I’m hopeful you will learn about reality one way or another. As the saying goes, your feelings don’t matter in court.
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