QUOTE: Originally posted by emmaandy "....any company would do the same." Then why aren't they? And why haven't they in the past.
QUOTE: Originally posted by emmaandy What would happen if say a Museum who happened to own say a restored UP engine and some SP engines along with some steam engines from the same roads decided to make a calender as a fund raiser and they had pictures of these engines in the calender. Technically they, the museum own the engines, can the UP still sue them over the fund raising profits? What about writers of books on the history of the transcontinental RR. Surely images from that era have surpassed the cut off for copy writeable images. The US park service has a pair of replica engines in Utah that reenacts the meeting daily. Can the UP sue them unless they remove UP and CP markings? At the new(er) park at Disneyland in California several heavily modifyed former WP California Zepher cars have been repainted in the original scheme. Should Disney remove these marks before they and the tourists taking pictures of it have legal actions taken against them. The California State RR Museum in Sacramento should close to the public just to stay on the safe side. I have to turn my head away now whenever I see a UP train just to stay on the safe side. It gets dangerous sometimes when I am driveing. But if I never see the train I can't have bad thoughts that may land me in a suit. (The abriviations UP, SP,CP, WP and the term California Zepher as well as the idea of a Transcontinental RR are all registered to the Union Pacific Railroad Company and can't ever be used without permission under extreme penalty for ever and ever and ever and ever into infinity and the end of time.)
QUOTE: Originally posted by UnionPacific3985 I was stopped at a crossing in North Little Rock, Arkansas today and a UP freight with 3 SD70's crossed and on one of the locomotives this was spray painted on the side: "Pictures $5.00, No Pay Expect Lawsuit" Isn't that the truth. I wish I would have had my camera with me.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Allan Miller "Everyone is getting annoyed in the MR forums, saying that everyone should quit bashing UP. " ------------------------------ Quit criticizing them for a greedy and ridiculous policy? I don't think so! The problem is that they're not being criticized nearly enough, or in the right places. My fervent hope is that model makers will do their part, in a small way, by simply limiting the number of UP items they release, and that rail photographers, book and magazine publishers, and memorabilia manufacturers will do likewise (which is likely to happen in any event). Squeeze them until they dry up in terms of their corporate image, and until the only thing the public sees or reads about UP is their latest accident. That's about the only thing that will, over time, force them to reconsider such a greedy policy, and it'll sure keep their public relations people working overtime on damage control. Small steps, perhaps, but they can definitely have a pronounced effect.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by brianel027 I think someone on the management team at the UP must have been watching some late night TV and seen the following commercial: "Are you the owner of or the executive for a large national railroad company? Aren't you tired of novices coming alone, taking a few photos of your valuable locomotives and then making a couple of bucks to buy food? You may be entitled to riduculous amounts of compensation for this nickle and dime activity. Take them for every thing they have and then some. Call 1-800-SUE-FAST. Remember, you don't pay any fee until the vultures are circling overhead. Be one of the first 100 callers and receive a free versatile muti-purpose kitchen utility knife." Maybe this will inspired some new television show for this fall... I can see the teasers now: "UP: Special Legal Action Unit." Almost sounds like a terrorist organization... and maybe it is of sorts.
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