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Retailers Swing DMCA To Stop "Black Friday" Sale Info
zoid.com writes "It looks like a few of the big retailers have sent out DMCA notices to a few of the consumer deal sites. So now they are claiming that sale prices are covered under the DMCA. I would like to know what part of the DMCA states that you can not share the price of merchandise. Also, why would they want to stop this free advertising?"
It seems that prices are copyrighted. It's just a matter of time before someone like Walmart sues anyone whose prices end in .99.
This has been a test. Had this been a real emergency, we would have fled in terror and you would not have been informed.
"I would like to know what part of the DMCA states that you can not share the price of merchandise. "
Sorry , I would show you but that would volatile the DMCA....
Cruise TT
Sorry , I would show you but that would volatile the DMCA....
Hey, I'm all for it!
I forget what 8 was for.
Because the prices are encrypted, see...
$2.99 at Wally-world is actually
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America:
The land of the lawyers,
The home of the DMCA
We should change the land of opportunity to read: "We'll see you in court".
those damn pirates^H^H^H^H^H^H^H paying customers. They're STEALING! Nothing could be more clear or simple. Our MSRP is explicitly covered in the DMCA, under Section 115b, Subsection 26777, Paragraph 12, Sentance 17.5; where it states, and I quote "Thou Shalt Worship No Idols Other than Me". And of course, clearly again in Section 666, "You want the truth? You can't handle the Truth"
We don't come free, we don't even come cheap
We regret to inform you, that on the course of our investigations we noticed that you were using the number "49.95" on your website. As you well now by now, this is also the price of the new exciting action game, "School Shooting 2". Our sales prices are our intellectual property and thus protected by the DMCA. We request that you remove all references to our sale price from your website and send a reply stating that you have done so. You may however, change the number to 49.96, as we have nothing for sale at that price. You may not use the number 49.94 however, as that is the new sale price for the game "Sweatshop Tycoon". We look forward to your compliance, and don't think about posting this letter to the web, as it's copyrighted and protected under the DMCA as well.
...security related? I mean, I don't want to sound like I'm pro-DMCA, I'm not. But couldn't companies use the DMCA to control their information so there won't be dangerously large crowds that will show up on the busiest shopping day of the year? If the masses get too hyped about what is coming out, then riots may be a result. They might not want to release any information until the last minute and cause uncontrollable masses to drive up profit. If this was their intent, it would be better, if instead of using the DMCA, they were to cooperate with each other and public forums to release information, strategically plot and coordinate sales over a longer period of time, and discourage mass/riotous consumer behavior. Then again, sometimes I think that human decency cuts into their bottom-line.
I know it sounds a bit unbelievable, but considering I worked at McDonald's (I seem to work for all the unpopular zaibatsus, heh) during the huge Beanie Baby frenzy and saw little old ladies get knocked over, nothing surprises me when it comes to consumer greed.
Zech Harvey, MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA
"And another reason lawyers need to educated themselves on technology."
That's the LAST thing we need in America. More educated Lawyers. Sheesh.
Has Comcast disconnected your Internet account? Same here. You can read about it at http://comcastissue.blogspot.com
This was of course stolen from some random search on google.
He got pretty lucky then. This is all I get when I do random searches on google.
Your search - SH0qX+q9sQ78KPkA - did not match any documents.
No pages were found containing "sh0qx".
Your search - VF#8=KaYJBJTQ6fijfdC4MF+cpXAQe3nj2jk+0#K - did not match any documents.
No pages were found containing "kayjbjtq6fijfdc4mf".
SAFER NATION
Washington DC - U.S. Department of Justice has just sent e-mails and fax letters to suspected terrorists all over the world warning them that the acts of terrorism are also illegal under the DMCA. The official hard copy letter will follow soon, announced the DOJ spokesperson.
Given the ease with which anyone can be charged with a DMCA violation as well as severe penalties that follow conviction, it is widely speculated that Justice Department will use this law to combat terrorism worldwide even more effectively.
"It's great that our government is doing its best against terrorism," - said Nancy from Virginia, - "if this law will help them prosecute these people, yeah, they definitely should use it."
Meanwhile, Congress, RIAA and its member companies are expected to show wide support to the DOJ on these issues. Nation's lawmakers promise to further improve security and economic stability through such laws as the DMCA. For example, several sources report that Senator Hollings is hard at work to propose an enhanced addition to the current DMCA which would create a central database of suspected DMCA violators. The database would be made up mostly by suspects entered by RIAA and MPAA. This database would then be used for background checks at video, audio, and rental stores when consumers purchase entertainment products. If, for example, someone fails a background check, the product they are trying to buy will cost 80-95% more.
"I think it's fair" - said Joe from Chicago, - "I don't steal any CDs or DVDs, so I don't want to pay more just because other people steal and companies lose billions in revenue. This way, people who steal will pay more to make up the losses, and I'll get the fair price."
And Joe is not alone. Lisa from Kansas also believes that "if you don't steal and have nothing to hide, you are fine, I fully support it." Gallup polls have shown over the years that people believe "stealing is wrong." Senator Hollings' law will give yet another weapon to the government and American businesses to defend and protect the nation from terrorists and DMCA violators. The law is expected to pass overwhelmingly both in the House and the Senate by unanimous consent.
If anyone would like to air their feelings on the subject, please call me at 212-416-4974...
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So what IS the sound of a telephone being slashdotted?
You can't copyright facts - Junior J. Junior III
It is in fact, a fact, that you can copyright a fact.
Copyright Charles Churchill - 11/20/2002
Why, Rot26, of course!
Just be prepaired for the worst voice recognition program ever....
/.ing it probably doesn't help
For that matter, please show me the copyright notice on a sales price.
In a jiffy:
I agree it's ridiculous. It sure doesn't bode well for a free and informed marketplace that is purported to be a cornerstone of capitalism. It points to yet another misconception upon which the DMCA was based. I hope the DMCA is eventually just flushed entirely.
"Provided by the management for your protection."
You guys slashdotted Ron.
"And like that
``why would they want to stop this free advertising?''
Maybe becuase they're stupid? And their use of the DMCA proves it. DMCA: By Stupids, for Stupids
Just had to...
Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
Lemme guess, he now wants to use the DMCA to remove his phone number from /.?
More than mere navel gazing.