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:Why would a transit company.... by XanC · 2009-08-20 09:09 · Score: 0, Troll

I guess being a created-by-legislature, public-benefit company, run by political appointees means that you don't actually have to server your customers.....
It's going to be fun when these people are scheduling and performing surgery!
Just drive your car instead? by gilesjuk · 2009-08-20 10:39 · Score: 1, Troll

Honestly, the public transport companies are such losers. Overpriced, overcrowded, inconvenient etc.. etc.. Someone creates a tool which might actually make the use of a train a bit more convenient and the people who stand to profit from this are suing the developer?
Get a life!