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UP policy: The Aftermath
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Actually, not buying UP models (or CSX or AMTRAK, as they have fees, too) hurts the model maker FAR more than the railroad !!! <br /> <br />And, indirectly, the MRR hobby !!!!!!! <br /> <br />What such actions WILL do is to force even more dependence by the model makers on pre-orders, and if not enough pre-orders are received, the maker will drop the model (If you don't think that will happen, Atlas just did it with their Taurus cars!). And that hurts the hobby, IMHO. <br /> <br />I think that the major RRs could care less if models are made or not. As I said above, it is no longer a form of advertising (T-shirts, pins and hats are far superior in this regard!), and the fee is very "small change" compared to their other sources of income. <br /> <br />The only real reason (and true culprit) for the fees are the current US laws make it very difficult to show ownership if you "give away" your trademark (say, on a loco model). <br /> <br />I look for other railroads than UP, CSX, and AMTRAK to add fees in the future - and for the same reason - trademark protection. <br /> <br />BTW - don't buy any Athearn COKE or JOHN DEERE products, either - licence fees are in effect for those, too. <br /> <br />And, of course, the FORD cars by Atlas !
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