Harvard Coop tries to claim book prices are copyrighted intellectual property

[mandy]

The Coop, Harvard's Barnes-and-Noble-run bookstore, has begun to throw out students who "take a lot of notes" about book pricing, stating that their prices are "intellectual property." Apparently, no one with a Harvard Law degree is involved in formulating this notion, as factual matters (such as pricing) are not copyrightable...

full article: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/19/har...re-ou.html

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Unfortunately for the bookstore, the law is pretty clear that you can't copyright facts -- and whether the bookstore likes it or not, prices are facts. The store certainly has the right to refuse service to anyone, but that doesn't mean that it's smart for business or that copying down prices infringes on any kind of intellectual property...

full article: http://techdirt.com/articles/20070919/10...l#comments

[amy]

their prices are "intellectual property."