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[quote user="Lord Atmo"]<p>but it baffles me really. why did they try to get royalties? i would think all the freight they move would rake in more than enough money</p>[/quote]<br> <br> You work hard to make a name and reputation for yourself, one that you have pride in. It takes years to gain the reputation that makes your name a desirable commodity.<br> <br> If some slob discovers that he can make a buck painting your hard work onto the sides of the toy trains he is trying to sell, WHY SHOULDN'T you be entitled to a share of that?<br> <br> <br> Secondarly, to control the use/misuse of your proud name.<br> <br> Suppose the aforementioned slob discovers he can make even more money painting your name onto toy garbage trucks as a joke, and selling them as a novelty, having firm control of the name is the first step towards forcing him to stop.<br> <br> I never blamed UP for wanting to control use/abuse of their tradename.<br> <br> BNSF should now produce a line of toy UP rolling stock that the wheels seize everytime you couple a UP boxcar next to a SP boxcar, [:-,] just to mock the way the railroad melted down during their merger. Being able to fight back when faced with nonsense like that is what it's all about. <br>
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