BUSINESS

NEWS BRIEF
New York MTA Derails iPod Subway Map

Print Version
E-Mail Article
Reprints

Tens of thousands of people have downloaded maps from ipodsubwaymaps.com since Web designer William Bright, 27, created it last month.


Free WiFi Hotspot Locator from TechNewsWorld
Wondering where to find the nearest publicly available WiFi Internet access? Our global directory of more than 100,000 locations in 26 countries is a terrific tool for mobile computer users.

A man who made city subway maps available for downloading onto iPods has been told to stop by a local government agency.

Tens of thousands of people have downloaded maps from ipodsubwaymaps.com since Web designer William Bright, 27, created it last month.

But the New York MTA sent Bright a terse cease-and-desist letter recently, demanding that he remove maps of their city's subway system from his site.

The maps are currently not available for download on Bright's Web site, but he writes that he hopes to get a license for the maps in the near future.

In the meantime, subway maps for cities from Philadelphia to Paris, France, and Bilbao, Spain, to Vancouver, Canada, are still available for download.

Social Networking Toolbox:

Print Version E-Mail Article Reprints More by Staff   RSS

Related Resources

Don't miss a story -- sign up for our FREE e-mail newsletters and view the latest headlines at a glance.
Tech News Flash [ View Sample ]
E-Commerce Minute [ View Sample ]
ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter [ View Sample ]