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Industries have gone all over the world to licensing their trademarks, why should UP be any different? The film industry is a perfect example. God help the poor *** who does a production run of toys without getting a license for it. UP is probably not being any more heavy handed than say, a large corporation in the entertainment industry that uses a semi-nude large, animated rodent as a corporate spokesrat. You better not say the fateful words "Star Trek" without also mentioning the fateful words "An authorized and licensed product of Paramount Pictures, Inc." <br /> <br />We have to remember, however much we love (or, judging by this thread, hate) trains, they are for profit corporations responsible to their CEO's and shareholders... not us. If UP has found another source of revenue, however small, it's not the return of Cornelius Vanderbilt doing a "public be damned" attitude. It's a fairly typical American corporate reaction these days.
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