RE: (erielack) EL Diamond: Blast from the Past (1998)

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

Henry Priebe wrote:

> I have been under the impression that the EL herald went into 
> the public
> domain with the dissolution of the corporation in 1992.


If that's the case, then the logo can't be "re-copywritten" or "re-trademarked," can it?

 
> Didn't American Premiere Underwriters (Penn Central) snub 
> some guy who tried
> to clain rights to the PRR Keystone logo so he could charge 
> people to use it?
> Told the guy that they owned it and he should go away before 
> he got sued?

Yes, some jackass (appropriate term here!) filed for a copyright on the logo and immediately proceeded to send letters to several model manufacturers demanding royalties. APU put a fast stop to that!

 
> CSX is very finicky about the use of their trademark. They 
> grant permission
> for non-profit railfan use of their logo (such as on web 
> pages) as a simple
> non-exclusive license with a form you sign and send back to 
> them. They 
> actively hunt down people who use their logo and tell them 
> they have to sign
> it or remove the logo.

This stems back from Chessie System days, where they had the same licensing deal. They went so far as to start putting a "Circle-R" Registered trademark logo on the "Ches-C" nose logos!

	- Paul

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