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Please forgive my ignorance. At the same time, please enlighten me. What is the magnitude of the licensing fee discussed? If it is a few cents per item, this is hardly a reason to be in an uproar. If it is a dollar an engine, it won't be noticed considering current prices. Even at a dollar per box car, it will not end the hobby. Hard as it may be to swallow, the licensed name/logo/whatever does belong to someone. They have a right to charge for the usage. If there hasn't been a charge until now, well the free ride is over. (Just made myself real popular here...) If you had the valuable name, would you give it away for free? (Yeah, sure you would. Easy to say when you do not have the name.) PERHAPS, (counsellor, you can comment on this) a name is being protected. If the name is allowed free use, anyone can use it. Some companies have fought hard to keep theirs unique. As a result, we do not have Minolta xerox machines, Scottie kleenexes and Pepsi cokes. As for accountants being involved, could be. And that accountant is earning his pay. We (that's right, I am one of these Continual Pains in the Asterisk) are supposed to help control costs and, teamed with marketing, improve revenue. You wouldn't complain about a tax saving idea would you? That comes out of everyone's pockets because you pay less to the government. Geez, this is becoming way too philosphical. Trains are supposed to be fun! Well, this is my second post - seems appropriate to toss in my two cents worth. Pete
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