RE: (erielack) Re- Rights Top EL Name

["Michael Dye" <luxpan_@_hotmail.com>]

It seems to me that whn this all first came to light, there was an article 
in a national publication (Darned if I recall which one), which stated that 
the most likely cause for the push for the "licensing" was that one of the 
company lawyers came up with this "Great idea" and sold it to the higher-ups 
as "protecting the copyright". The magazine's opinion was that the money 
that would be made would probably be enough to ensure that the Corporation's 
legal department would continue to operate.

Corporate greed? No, I don't think so. Personal greed, aided and abetted by 
the corporate mindset and financed by the shareholders, seems alot closer to 
the truth.

Michael Dye ELHS #1516

>From: RJFlei_@_aol.com
>
>I'd like to know just how much profit the railroads make by licencing
>modelmakers products with the RR's name or logo.
>
>I'll bet it isn't even enough to fill a loco's fuel tank for one trip!
>
>Corporate greed strikes again!
>
>Rick Fleischer
>ELHS 1426
>Cortland, Oh.



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