group:
what we really ned is a 40' and a 50' ps-1, if anyone knows anybody
at mth, but a bug in their ear
mel perry
On Feb 29, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Pieter Roos wrote:
It is also worth noting that MTH had a hand in resolving the UP
fiasco, (which, BTW, appeared to include UP claiming rights to IP
which they did not have, such as heralds of railroads that never
became part of UP).
Overall, my position is to be happy for the new products from
Lionel (well, not so much the transparent 0-6-0 and caboose...),
and wait and see on what, if anything, comes from MTH.
I would tend to think that the new product rather than re-hashed
old Flyer models from Lionel is driving any MTH interest. If their
Lionel sees money in our market, MTH most likely figures it's worth
looking into and maybe dipping a toe to test the water.
Pieter E. Roos
--- On Wed, 2/29/12, Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote:
Many of the problems and lawsuits that have happened come from two
sources, that being intellectual property like software codes/
circuits and the different cultures that are designing much of the
stuff we buy. Add in some long ago ruffled feathers from past
dealings and you have big potential problem.
I think over the years Lionel, K-Line, MTH, UP and a couple of
others have been paying lawyers to push their side. I today's
world all the easy problems have been solved, so now we are dealing
with situations that often don't have clear answers. We all
remember when the UP got involved with others using their logos and
slogans. Most of us agree the UP had every right to guard their
property but they also seemed to be very heavy-handed in doing so.
Now you add the China factor of ignoring patents and copyrights you
can have major problems. Sometimes the importer isn't even aware
of the what was actually happening or conveniently ignores the
obvious.
Maybe those well-paid lawyers are buying trains with their cut of
the settlement money.
Bob Werre
