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The Clever Ways LEGO Circumvents The Law
Is it a legal loophole? Maybe. Does it ultimately matter? Unlikely, but it’s interesting, nevertheless, and a good lesson in when and how to bend the rule of the law, to keep fans happy…
In a little-known country to most of the world, in Eastern Europe, a new law was passed in 2024 around the sale of energy drinks, such as everyone’s favourite, Red Bull. This country is no other than the beautiful Romania, where I was born and lived for a little over 20 years. prohibits the sale of energy drinks to minors. One has to be over the age of 18 to purchase a can of Red Bull. This ban also extends to the advertisement of such drinks to minors, or selling them in schools, hospitals, vending machines or any other place involved in protecting vulnerable people. A similar law was passed in Poland as well, and apparently Russia. Why should LEGO care? Because of .
I used to be a huge F1 fan, but after Michael Schumacher’s tragic accident and exit from the sport, I lost interest. I guess I was a bigger fan of him and, to an extent Ferrari, than the sport itself. The Danish toymaker, however, is pouring to the point that there is even going to be…
