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OK, I wrote the serious post before; now the fun view. The companies are licensing the logos etc to protect themselves from liability caused by hobbyists! Model railroaders strive to make their models more and more realistic with a goal of being just like the protoype. What is the hobbyist succeeds? The model is a perfect replica of the prototype and is proudly run on the owners layout and those of friends. Then a derailment occurs. Will the prototype be recalled or outlawed because the model is unsafe? What kind of product liability will ensue? "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard testimony that Dave's prototypically modeled engine has derailed. UP has taken no steps to determine whether the problem lie in Dave's engine model or in his trackwork. Clearly, the UP has no business runnning that model until Dave has solved the problem, especially if they have not undertaken a study themselves. You must find for the plaintiff!" Pete Just a poor tax guy taking a break during the season.
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