This is a new twist.
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I go along with the logos, but this looks like there will now be licensing fees for models and photographs and videos that are sold.
Charlie
Didn't one of the major railroads a few years back want licensing fees for model railroad rolling stock that carried their logo? I seem to recall it was UP...
Chessie System did that too, but it was my understanding it was more to have some say in the quality of the models rather than the revenue. Tyco produced some ALCo models with "durotorgue" motors that only ran for a few minutes and some folks were unhappy with Chessie over that.
Charlie
Given the state of idiots walking around there, I can totally see someone buying a model train for their kid, having it break, and then calling the railroad whose logo is on the locomotive to complain. I've worked in customer service before, and the lack of common sense in the general population is astounding.
Back to the original topic - considering how many photos and ideas are simply copied and stolen via the internet these days, I don't blame an organization to protect the integrity of their materials. I've seen brochures and pamphlets where things were simply cut and pasted from others' brochures and pamphlets.