Is Yosemite NP's name going to remain?
In this mornings Los Angeles Times is an article regarding your best friend in the NP concessionaires cadre. Delaware North lost their bid to continue being the concessionaire and has claimed that wh...
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The old company is claiming they have the merchandising rights to the names. They offered to sell the rights to the new company for the outrageous price of $140 million. Outside appraisers claim the value is closer to $40 million.
The names Awhanee and Curry Village are not copyrightable according to some lawyers, but will be tied up in court for years. In the meantime the concessionaire cannot sell the souvenir t-shirts and trinkets with the names Curry or Awahnee printed on them, so alternative names will be used until the legal smoke clears and lawyers for both sides get their cut.
I disagree this is an example of what would happen if the states took over. If they were state owned this probably would not have happened in the first place. The executive order mandating private contractors operate federal facilities where feasible was first issued by President Harry Truman.
The names Awhanee and Curry Village are not copyrightable according to some lawyers, but will be tied up in court for years. In the meantime the concessionaire cannot sell the souvenir t-shirts and trinkets with the names Curry or Awahnee printed on them, so alternative names will be used until the legal smoke clears and lawyers for both sides get their cut.
I disagree this is an example of what would happen if the states took over. If they were state owned this probably would not have happened in the first place. The executive order mandating private contractors operate federal facilities where feasible was first issued by President Harry Truman.
