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Hotel Being Sued for Using the Dewey Decimal System

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the who-knew dept.

cbull writes "Did you know the Dewey Decimal System isn't in the public domain? The rights are owned by the Online Computer Library Center. They are suing the Library Hotel in New York for trademark infringement. In addition, according to the article, libraries pay at least $500/year to use the system."

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  1. John Dewey was a bad guy by CALBIZ · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    John Dewey, yuk, irronic a sex hotel gets sued by a sex pervert (at least his organization). Dewey absorbed the teachings of Hegel and Stanley Hall (founder of experimental psychology). Everthing this creep did was an experiment, including unspeakable things to little children. Anyone wasting their time on the Pervert Decimal System deserves to be sued. My opinion...