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Cease-and-desist order for sites with transit maps
San Jose Mercury News: Transit districts derail Web site offering subway maps for iPods.
Very, very, very disappointing. Aren't these transit agencies supposed to be in the business of promoting the public good rather than their own narrow interests?
September 30, 2005 at 09:04 PM in Digital rights & copyright | Permalink
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To be fair, according to a Wired article on the subject, they're going to offer their own maps, and it seems they primarily want to try and use their logos and things to raise money for their system, which has been lacking in funding:
The New York Times reported in June that the MTA has begun registering its colorful route symbols as trademarks and has sent more than 30 cease-and-desist letters to businesses that had been using the route symbols to sell such items as bagels, perfume, T-shirts and tote bags.
The financially strapped MTA has a licensing department that has approved about 25 product lines, including neckties and coffee mugs, the Times reported.
Posted by: John | Oct 2, 2005 11:32:28 AM
