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UP policy: The Aftermath
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Some FINAL points: <br /> <br />The Georgia Bulldogs (thru the UGA) or the Chicago Cubs (thru MLB) are not in the business of making ball caps or T-shirts either, but both change a fee for some other maker to produce them and sell them to the fans, who pay the fee when they buy the product. Direct sales by campus bookstores or ballpark stores are dwarfed by those by other "sports" stores (check out any mall). In this regard, I see little difference between, say, the Chicago Cubs getting a fee for a T-shirt sold in my local mall and UP getting a fee for an Atlas Dash8-40CW when I buy it from my LHS. <br /> <br />Second, the "plot" was not hatched by UP to raise money (it's PENNIES compared to their other revinue sources), but by the COURTS, ruling on trademark laws passed by CONGRESS. Companies were in effect told to take control of the logos or lose them. The clearest (legal) way to do this is by charging user fees. And as I pointed out, the AMTRAK license fee (thru Walthers for the Phase V models) was in place BEFORE the UP fee !!! <br /> <br />Third, I didn't "tell" YOU what or what not to buy - I just projected the results if most modelers boycotted ALL models by fee-charging RRs. Judging by the poll, only half of those who model such are boycotting UP (and I suppose CSX and AMTRAK, too, if they are to be consistant), so the impact is unclear. <br /> <br />OK folks, I'm done - let's get back to the hobby ! <br /> <br />Gonna buy the new Atlas UP Dash 8-40BW ??? [;)]
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