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Meanwhile, Amazon is perfectly happy to sell/promote this "Boy and Tiger Adventure Blocks Set" which simultaneously rips off LEGO and Calvin & Hobbes: https://w
by andrewchilds 1y ago
Meanwhile, Amazon is perfectly happy to sell/promote this "Boy and Tiger Adventure Blocks Set" which simultaneously rips off LEGO and Calvin & Hobbes: https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Rotatable-Compatible-Characters-Stocking/dp/B0DDT6JMJ2 https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Rotatable-Compatible-Charac...
- Retric 1y agoRipping off Calvin and hobs sure but not Lego. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Page#Kiddicraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Page#Kiddicraft LEGO is based off of earlier designs of interlocking bricks, they are well known because they got really good at affordability, high tolerances, and durability not because they invented the concept. Beyond that the original functional patents have long expired.