Friday, August 21, 2009
NYC Misses Clue Train
Q: Why did the New York MTA miss the ClueTrain?
A: Because it couldn't find a train schedule anywhere!
The New York Times reports that the MTA considers any use of its public train schedules that it doesn't explicitly license to be a violation of copyright. It says:
Not only that, it goes against everything that Mayor Bloomberg said about e-Government in his talk at Personal Democracy Forum in June! I hope somebody at MetroNorth gets the word.
A: Because it couldn't find a train schedule anywhere!
The New York Times reports that the MTA considers any use of its public train schedules that it doesn't explicitly license to be a violation of copyright. It says:
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sent a take down notice to Greenwich man Chris Schoenfeld for using Metropolitan Transportation Authority schedules to power his StationStops iPhone application. The popular blogger created an $2.99 application that gives commuters access to MTA train and bus schedules. He received a DMCA last Friday to remove the application from the app store The MTA claims that its scheduling information is copyrighted intellectual property. You read that right. Public train schedules are being treated as copyrighted material.The specifics of the story revolve around MetroNorth train schedules. I'm a frequent rider. The official Web site is as useless as spurs in a Mercedes, and just about that inconvenient. It is another battle in the war on customers . . .
Not only that, it goes against everything that Mayor Bloomberg said about e-Government in his talk at Personal Democracy Forum in June! I hope somebody at MetroNorth gets the word.
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