New York MTA Asserts Copyright Over Schedule

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 20, 2009 @08:52AM from the might-be-a-bargain-if-they-always-kept-the-schedule dept.

Presto Vivace writes "Greater Greater Washington reports that 'The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority's lawyers are going after a local blogger, and attempting to block an iPhone application showing Metro-North railroad schedules. The blog StationStops writes about Metro-North Commuter Railroad service north of New York City, and often criticizes its operations. Its creator, Chris Schoenfeld, also created an iPhone application to give Metro-North riders schedule information. Now the MTA is insisting he pay them to license the data, and at one point even accused the site of pretending to be an official MTA site.' I can't believe that this the MTA's actions are going to go over well with the public."

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Re:T-Mobile Sucks by easyTree · 2009-08-20 10:38 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Just write to them explaining why they are in breach of contract and that you consider the contract null and void. Then stop paying them. Worked for me....

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Re:This is will never fly in the courts by commodore64_love · 2009-08-22 02:18 · Score: 0, Offtopic

>>>a fringe extremist
Who just got reelected by London voters. I think you mis-categorize him, else he would Not have been reelected if he was as "fringe" as you claim.

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