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Hundman is half a year late in getting folks all excited about this. News was posted on this site back in November about Union Pacific and various licensing proposals. This move is a result of the 1996 Federal Trademark Anti-Dilution Law that changed the nature of service mark, name and logo protections from the old rules. (Google the name of the act and you'll get all the legalize you wish!) You'll note that Union Pacific isn't doing any thing differently from Ford, Amtrak, United States Postal Service, John Deere, Coca Cola, GE, EMD, Pines, Ringling Bros., UPS, Stanton and so on. Take a look at Model Railroader ads from the past few years and see how many times you see permissions or licenses cited. Also note that half of one percent of price for a product with specific logos is actually not much. Wholesale on an SD70 is about $60. That makes the fee thirty cents. On a sheet of decals about one and a half cents. Model Railroader's announcement quoted Bill McClung of the Model Railroad Association as saying that they were in negotiations to work out an arrangement. I will assume that Model Railroader will report as soon as there is real news.
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