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New York MTA Asserts Copyright Over Schedule

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. T-Mobile Sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They don't deliver my phone calls or text messages relieably. They have dead zones in the middle of big cities.

    They won't let me out of my contract.

    never user T-Mobile.

    1. Re:T-Mobile Sucks by easyTree · · 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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  2. By the people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    against the people?

    Ah, I love government bureaucracy.

    Really makes you look forward to a public option in Health Care. After all, any Veteran can tell you how good amazing their treatment is. . . (anyone suggesting this to be true is a flat out liar).

  3. Re:This is will never fly in the courts by commodore64_love · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    >>>I imagine that MTA is a bit like Chicago Transit Authority

    I can't wait for our Chicago pal Obama to take over: "So what if you have a broken kneecap and have to wait 12 months to get it replaced. We're sorry for your inconvenience. Now live with it." The UK already has this system:

    UK HEALTHCARE WAITING TIMES
    8 months - cataract surgery
    11 months- hip replacement
    12 months- knee replacement
    5 months - slipped disc
    5 months - hernia repair

    SOURCE - The BBC, May 2009

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  4. Re:This is will never fly in the courts by commodore64_love · · 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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