I think there's a difference though between registering trademark usage (flat fee) to protect corporate identity/ edorsement vs being greedy (taking a percentage of profits). ie) UP is in the railroad business, not the model train business. So if they get a flat fee for logo usage and usage quality control that's one thing but to ask for a cut of sales is just being greedy. If they can't make money running trains then they shouldn't be in business. However they make lots of money running trains so why would they ask for a cut of model trains. If I remember correctly, they asked for a flat fee, yes? As for Boeing asking for a cut of B17 model profits that's realy pathetic on a number of points a) they aren't even building the airplane anymore, b) besides aircraft buffs, the general public doesn't realy associate Boeing and B17's c) a 10% cut of model airplane sales is pennies (or even less) compared to the market that they are in anyway. (as an aside, I was watching a documentary about Boeing vs Northrup in a fighter plane contract competition to build the latest fighter jet, and after hearing about the model airplane copyright thing, I rooted for Boeing to loose the competition. Childish, I know, but my opinion of Boeing was altered by their behavior. If they had just asked for a registration fee as opposed to the cut, I would not have felt the animosity. I don't even build model airplanes anymore. I understand and accept the intent of copyright. Greed I understand but do not accept. (and there's a difference between greed and trying to earn a fair profit)
Jb
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