Squandering consumer goodwill dept.: “For decades, model-train makers have routinely decorated their train sets with the logos of train companies past and present, without paying for the right to do so. But now, Union Pacific wants a piece of the action, and it’s seeking a 3 percent royalty from companies that stick the UP logo on model trains.” (James P. Miller, “Model train fans steaming mad at UP”, Chicago Tribune, Jun. 27). More: “Community goodwill” would doubtless be a more accurate phrase than “consumer goodwill” in the above, and might have made blogger SlitheryD (Jun. 30) happier. See also Feb. 4, 2005 (planes, ships, etc.)
Union Pacific: pay us for logo use on model trains
Squandering consumer goodwill dept.: “For decades, model-train makers have routinely decorated their train sets with the logos of train companies past and present, without paying for the right to do so. But now, Union Pacific wants a piece of the action, and it’s seeking a 3 percent royalty from companies that stick the UP logo […]
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Trained observer?
Walter Olson is overdoing it: