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Andy, You have answered my questions. It is not illegal to make a better mousetrap. The DCC standards are protected, and as a bonus, MTH is making yet another range of DCC compatible locomotives available to the hobby. it is now up to the DCC development community to continue to develop better DCC features which do not infringe on MTH's patents. However, MTH should work with the DCC community to insure that all players in this issue can work harmoniously together without resorting to the courts. Remember, the NMRA is the "AAR" of model railroading. those "Standards and Recommended Practices" DIRECTLY correspond to documents of the same title published by the AAR. The model railroad supply industry is better served by adherence to these standards. That is why MTH was wise to make PS3 compatible with DCC. To not do so would limit PS3's market. Furthermore, PS3 users need to be assured that they can buy DCC locomptives and run them with their DCS handheld together with their PS3 locos.The NMRA S&RP documents are a roadmap to profits for the model railroad supply industry. We can look forward to better trains and better technology, not just from MTH, but from the rest of the industry. if these considerations are met.
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