From: Alan Lambert Group, All it takes is an e-mail from all of us on the list. That way they will know that there is a market for them to get into. Thanks, Alan
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 6:51 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re:manfacturer's conflicts 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
