NY/SF Transit Envy

Apparently, the New York and San Francisco transit authorities want you to get lost. Both have sent cease and desist letters to William Bright, a New Yorker who started iPodSubwayMaps, a site that allows users to download handy transit system maps of around 20 large cities. According to an article in Wired magazine, the MTA contacted Bright, saying he had "infringed the MTA's copyright and that he needed a license to post the map and to authorize others to download it." BART officials essentially said the same.

The good news is that Bright has since created his own custom map for the bay area, which should circumvent copyright issues with BART officials.

Link via B.L. Ochman.