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RE: Branding - Stay or go? - ne14ne1 - 08 Feb 2024
(08 Feb 2024, 12:49 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Surely given it's a blatant copy GNE would be well within their rights to go after them for copyright infringement on the design?
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Are they copyrighted?
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - streetdeckfan - 08 Feb 2024
(08 Feb 2024, 1:01 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Are they copyrighted?Copyright is an automatic right, unlike a trademark which you have to apply for.
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RE: Branding - Stay or go? - ne14ne1 - 08 Feb 2024
(08 Feb 2024, 1:26 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Copyright is an automatic right, unlike a trademark which you have to apply for.
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I see. Every day’s a school day as they say.
EXTREMELY lazy of the operator/designer. They could have at least swapped out the green bit for another colour.
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Rapidsnap - 08 Feb 2024
Design looks more closer to the simplified Q3 version with Green being used instead of yellow compared the 53/54 version which has less green on the front and the green fades to white in the middle of the swoosh.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51916867759
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/53368518302
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Ambassador - 08 Feb 2024
(08 Feb 2024, 1:26 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Copyright is an automatic right, unlike a trademark which you have to apply for.
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They would be laughed out of the courtroom.
A contractor in Kent using a green swoosh on a bus that clearly doesn’t operate or is pretending to operate for Go Ahead. Just look at Aldi and their imitation is flattery approach
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Andreos1 - 09 Feb 2024
(08 Feb 2024, 10:18 pm)Ambassador wrote They would be laughed out of the courtroom.
A contractor in Kent using a green swoosh on a bus that clearly doesn’t operate or is pretending to operate for Go Ahead. Just look at Aldi and their imitation is flattery approach
Because of the copyright claim or because of a certain fashionistas outfit? Maybe even both!
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Ambassador - 09 Feb 2024
More than half the buses on the Angel today aren't Angelic (including a Versa)
2 of the Angels are covering on the X21 which would suggest Riverside have got Stevie Wonder on allocations again or there's a double deck shortage since the January changes
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Unber43 - 09 Feb 2024
(09 Feb 2024, 12:47 pm)Ambassador wrote More than half the buses on the Angel today aren't Angelic (including a Versa)they go hand in hand
2 of the Angels are covering on the X21 which would suggest Riverside have got Stevie Wonder on allocations again or there's a double deck shortage since the January changes
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - MurdnunoC - 09 Feb 2024
(09 Feb 2024, 12:47 pm)Ambassador wrote More than half the buses on the Angel today aren't Angelic (including a Versa)My money would be on Stevie Wonder doing allocations.
2 of the Angels are covering on the X21 which would suggest Riverside have got Stevie Wonder on allocations again or there's a double deck shortage since the January changes
Since there are still services being cancelled at short-notice, presumably including an X45 I happened to be waiting for yesterday (cancelled or well over 30 mins late), there surely can't be a shortage of double-deckers.
EDIT: Not to mention there was a double-decker doing a poor impression of a Voltra on the 54 I saw whilst waiting at Central Station for the X45.
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RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Graphite39A/39B/39 - 09 Feb 2024
appertnly gne 5426 has been repainted any photos???
(09 Feb 2024, 7:47 pm)Graphite39A/39B/39 wrote appertnly gne 5426 has been repainted any photos???
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - SSBKingeta - 09 Feb 2024
(09 Feb 2024, 7:47 pm)Graphite39A/39B/39 wrote appertnly gne 5426 has been repainted any photos???
Ignore this user, they have been making silly edits all week
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - BIG MICK STOKOE - 22 Feb 2024
Stagecoach is known to be a highly aggressive company, they’d doubtless gan after GNE if they thought it was too similar to their own
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Acky81 - 22 Feb 2024
Get rid of the lot absolutely pointless nowadays. 51 52 57 constantly have angels on them
Xlines on these routes too
Go north east needs to just co corporate with all vehicles
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Ex-conductor - 25 Feb 2024
(22 Feb 2024, 10:56 pm)Acky81 wrote Get rid of the lot absolutely pointless nowadays. 51 52 57 constantly have angels on them
Xlines on these routes too
Go north east needs to just co corporate with all vehicles
I fully agree. Arriva have been the worst example of misuse of branding for years.
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Aaron21 - 25 Feb 2024
(25 Feb 2024, 9:47 am)Ex-conductor wrote I fully agree. Arriva have been the worst example of misuse of branding for years.
In what sense. They had max and Sapphire and eco which half of them just fit every route. Gne have many many brand of which don't seem to stay allocated to their route
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - BIG MICK STOKOE - 25 Feb 2024
(25 Feb 2024, 9:47 am)Ex-conductor wrote I fully agree. Arriva have been the worst example of misuse of branding for years.
Aye
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - L469 YVK - 25 Feb 2024
Only routes that should be branded are....
- CityLink - 21, 56
- CityConnEct - Q3, 53, 54
- COASTLINE (in conjunction with Arriva) - 306, 307, 308, 309.........and any route that runs out of Arriva's Blyth depot
!- NE-Xpress - X10, X21
- X66 - Corporate base with basic route info
Everything else.....corporate!
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Ambassador - 25 Feb 2024
I don’t think anything needs branding and the last few weeks have proven this. X21 is being run by literally anything, Crusaders and East Gateshead Riders in Brandon. Angels in Winlaton. Country Rangers on the 28/9, It makes no difference, it’s not going to grow numbers
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - BIG MICK STOKOE - 25 Feb 2024
There’s nee point sticking these daft names on if their ganna move all the buses about anyway.
RE: Branding - Stay or go? - Retro Nero - 26 Feb 2024
(25 Feb 2024, 10:08 pm)L469 YVK wrote Only routes that should be branded are....Possibly Citylink X20 ..( linking Durham to Sunderland)
- CityLink - 21, 56
- CityConnEct - Q3, 53, 54
- COASTLINE (in conjunction with Arriva) - 306, 307, 308, 309.........and any route that runs out of Arriva's Blyth depot
- NE-Xpress - X10, X21
- X66 - Corporate base with basic route info
Everything else.....corporate!