Hi!
The part that hurts me the most is that the fee probably will cover the predecessor roads (i.e. Santa Fe, Great Northern, Burlington, etc., etc.).
You know, I have always felt that companies and sports teams should pass along their name/logo for models, apparel, and the like for free - for these items are advertisements for them.
Oh well, where there's a way to get a buck, it will be used.
Mobilman44
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Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
mobilman44 You know, I have always felt that companies and sports teams should pass along their name/logo for models, apparel, and the like for free - for these items are advertisements for them.
You're not getting it.
Let's say you have a BNSF car--heck, a whole BNSF train--on your layout. How does that benefit BNSF?
No one comes to your house, sees the model and says, "Hey, I think I will pay BNSF to ship my freight."
That's how the railroad makes money, you know. So unless your model convinces people to do that, they don't get any advertising value out of your having models of their trains.
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This type of discussion however will never be over. We as a society, complain about working hard and want to protect what’s ours. But we don’t want others to be able to protect what is theirs,… if we want to use it. Human nature I guess.
Absolutely. And when the other guy does try to protect what's his, then people start with the "Oh, it's all about money" whining.
mobilman44 You know, I have always felt that companies and sports teams should pass along their name/logo for models, apparel, and the like for free - for these items are advertisements for them. Mobilman44
Sure, why not. I mean these companies/teams only spent millions developing their name into something that has become valuable. Why not let other companies enjoy the fruits of their labor by profiting from the use of the logo. Hey I have an idea, maybe the users can offer up some kind of compensation for using it.
Odie Yes, lawyers have their places. But then there are the ankle biters and ambulance chasers that completely stain the honor of the trade. We all need more lawyers like the one that Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles hired. He won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord while he was stealing the hubcaps. Definitely worthwhile for society to have more of thee types out there defending my rights.
Yes, lawyers have their places. But then there are the ankle biters and ambulance chasers that completely stain the honor of the trade.
We all need more lawyers like the one that Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles hired. He won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord while he was stealing the hubcaps. Definitely worthwhile for society to have more of thee types out there defending my rights.
A few seconds of research would show you that this is an urban legend . . . this is one of a number of preposterous stories concocted to support the call for tort reform. I am not a lawyer, BTW!
David
lvanhen On the other point, What do you call 500 lawyers on a sinking ship? One **** of a good start!!
On the other point, What do you call 500 lawyers on a sinking ship?
One **** of a good start!!
On the other hand, the sharks will just swim around and not eat the lawyers.
It's called "professional courtesy."
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
DavidH Odie Yes, lawyers have their places. But then there are the ankle biters and ambulance chasers that completely stain the honor of the trade. We all need more lawyers like the one that Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles hired. He won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord while he was stealing the hubcaps. Definitely worthwhile for society to have more of thee types out there defending my rights. A few seconds of research would show you that this is an urban legend . . . this is one of a number of preposterous stories concocted to support the call for tort reform. I am not a lawyer, BTW! David
How dare you try to use facts in this thread!
We have drifted far afield, and I believe the topic has been discussed at sufficient length that we can move on.
-Crandell