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Hey all just in case you missed it in the MSTS Forum.http://www.train-sim.com/dcforum/DCForumID3/25853.htmlLooks like the courts have vindicated us armchair lawyers that thought the various freeware licence deals went against Fair Use Doctrine and artistic expression.Gary S
43 year old future curmudgen(Hey you kids get offa my lawn!!)
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Gary that is not correct....
The finding was very narrow and not specific to use of copyrighted logos and service marks!Chuck Schneider
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and (Virtual) CEO
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Chuck
My bad then.Gary S
43 year old future curmudgen(Hey you kids get offa my lawn!!)
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Yeah Gary and I read the post/thread in the general forum with interest and they seemed to have missed that part...Not saying a creative lawyer couldn't argue that....
But the courts have not decided that yet....I'm laying low and waiting to see what happens....After all the main reason UP and CSX and others originally got into regulating freeware logos was to protect their images against defamation by disgruntled employees and rail-fans (the SP fans in particular seem to have a large H*rd On for UP and are very public and vocal about it) IIRC......Chuck Schneider
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and (Virtual) CEO
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Well, I'm certainly not throwing my license away! Like you said, Chuck--others can test the water/quicksand. My motto (at least in this arena) is better safe than sorry.
Clayton
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