Union Pacific idiots to sue painters, model railroaders

Started by TehBorken, Mar 24 06 06:44

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TehBorken

Mar 24 06 06:44
  [h3]Union Pacific threatens to sue painters, model railroaders over TM    
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 The Union Pacific Railroad has gone trademark crazy. They're threatening to sue anyone who puts a Union Pacific logo on a [em]model railroad[/em], photographers who [em]take pictures[/em] of Union Pacific trains, and even [em]painters[/em] who paint pictures of Union Pacific trains. Model railroaders, photographers, and painters are freaking out, natch.  [a href="http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=-1&TOPIC_ID=60666&REPLY_ID=681783#681783"]Link to Trains.com thread[/a], [a href="http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/licensing/index.shtml"]Union Pacific licensing program[/a]    
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Future Canadian

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Mar 24 06 06:49
That is so utterly nuts. If I had the skill I'd paint over all my UP trains.

I don't see them as a company with big trademark issues. Is someone making money off their name? Is a rival train line painting up their gear to look like them?
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