Traffic is peaking at StationStops today thanks to Slashdot coverage.

Here’s the current status of our fight with MTA:

Right now, MTA has dropped complaint against my website, and their focus is only on my iPhone application. The cease and desist we received stated that the app infringed on MTA’s intellectual property. The rest of the C&D consisted of ‘confusion and customer support issue’ claims which are addressed in StationStop’s disclaimer language.

We sent a written reply dismissing their claims, but encouraging them to return to the negotiating table over a licensing contract.

MTA replied that they still stood behind their claims, but agreed that negotiation was in both party’s best interest. They offered to negotiate in return for my sales data as a first step, which I provided to them yesterday.

We await their response.

Meanwhile, Apple has not taken action on MTA’s written letter requesting the removal of our app from the iTunes App Store. We have contacted Apple regarding this letter but have received no response from them.

My lawyer has asked me not to print the cease and desist nor our reply or apple letters as a courtesy to MTA’s response to return to the negotiating table.

On Wednesday the Electronic Frontier Foundation contacted StationStops regarding the dispute.

Also on Wednesday, I met with 9 MTA transit developers in NYC. There is little concern about competition between us, we support each other and are united in our fight against MTA.

None of us have a license agreement for the schedule data on MTA’s website and none of us know anyone who does.

It’s not like there are a lot of us out there so we are really curious who MTA is referring to when they say there are ‘many happy licensees’ working under their contract. If you are one of them please contact us.

StationStops would like to thank the various television news, newspapers, lawyers, MTA employees, blogs, readers, app users, developers, commenters and tweeters who have either expressed support and/or helped get this story out.

If you are a member of the media and wish to talk to StationStops just use our Contact Form.

Much more important than the fight between MTA and StationStops is the legacy of the documentation trail we leave behind for future parties who find themselves in such conflicts with MTA.