Total aside --
I call 'em legos & so do most people I hear talking about 'em. When I hear "Lego...", I think "...my Eggo!"
And it's true everybody makes mistakes. But a conglomerate is suing individuals for monetary damages to their business reputation because average people with no dog in the fight have come to view them as "robber barons".
Except from an outsider's perspective, that reputation wasn't damaged by justice system amateurs on a media production filming themselves standing up for a little guy seemingly denied a fair shake. It was damaged by buffoonery pulled in the name of the corporation. The real damage is to the collecting community's trust, and that damage wasn't caused by social media exposure. It was caused by the behavior of a legal franchisee of the LEGO System who doesn't fit the brand because their business practices violate the LEGO Group mission statement. To protect profit from a hostile takeover today, Bricks & Minifigs chose to stifle the LEGO builders of tomorrow.
They did that to themselves.
In my mind, the "corporate greed" vs "common man" aspect is interesting but not what is most offensive. What IS offensive is the weaponization of our judicial process, which took place long before a greedy old billy goat made it a presidential hobby. This case is a perfect example of that: 1. anyone (including a police department) actively interfering with a civil process server is illegal according to both Utah and Oregon statutes, 2. filing police reports with known false statements is illegal in both Utah and Oregon, and 3. false statements filed in courts of law by anyone including corporate agents is illegal in both states; nobody seems to care or notice. But it does seem to be a statement on what is a corporation, not a family business...when one cheats to win, it's because deep inside, one knows one is a loser.
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Total aside -- I call 'em legos & so do most people I hear talking about 'em. When I hear "Lego...", I think "...my Eggo!" And it's true everybody makes mistakes. But a conglomerate is suing individuals for monetary damages to their business reputation because average people with no dog in the fight have come to view them as "robber barons". Except from an outsider's perspective, that reputation wasn't damaged by justice system amateurs on a media production filming themselves standing up for a little guy seemingly denied a fair shake. It was damaged by buffoonery pulled in the name of the corporation. The real damage is to the collecting community's trust, and that damage wasn't caused by social media exposure. It was caused by the behavior of a legal franchisee of the LEGO System who doesn't fit the brand because their business practices violate the LEGO Group mission statement. To protect profit from a hostile takeover today, Bricks & Minifigs chose to stifle the LEGO builders of tomorrow. They did that to themselves.
Bricks and Minifigs scandal
In my mind, the "corporate greed" vs "common man" aspect is interesting but not what is most offensive. What IS offensive is the weaponization of our judicial process, which took place long before a greedy old billy goat made it a presidential hobby. This case is a perfect example of that: 1. anyone (including a police department) actively interfering with a civil process server is illegal according to both Utah and Oregon statutes, 2. filing police reports with known false statements is illegal in both Utah and Oregon, and 3. false statements filed in courts of law by anyone including corporate agents is illegal in both states; nobody seems to care or notice. But it does seem to be a statement on what is a corporation, not a family business...when one cheats to win, it's because deep inside, one knows one is a loser.