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Best Buy Uses DMCA To Quash Black Friday Prices

Posted by timothy on from the wouldn't-want-to-tell-you-prices dept.

Sethb writes "It looks like Best Buy didn't learn from Wal-Mart last year, and has now invoked the DMCA in order to prevent FatWallet from posting information about what items they will have on sale the day after Thanksgiving. Hopefully FatWallet will stand up for themselves again, and Best Buy will be laughed out of court."

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  1. Re:Next Headline: by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if it can be used to keep my grades from being released to my parents, I mean yes; they pay the tuition, but isnt the semi-unique sequence of D's and F's my copyright?

    ...Can I sue my university for even printing them? ;)

  2. Re:Is it just me... by Champaign · · Score: 4, Funny
    That's usually how I deal with businesses that I feel have behaved irresponsibly or treated me badly as a customer, I stop shopping there.

    The unfortunate side-effect of this is I have to move every few years as I run out of places to buy food, clothes and other necessities of life...

    *BUT* at least I live a principled life! ;-)

  3. Re:Next Headline: by quonsar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Right, and what how fast Mom and Dad stop paying for your school.

    they may as well cut their losses as stand around and what it being wasted on you.

    --

    Sacred cows make the best burgers.

  4. Re:Next Headline: by jetmarc · · Score: 4, Funny

    > I wonder if it can be used to keep my grades from being released to my parents,
    > I mean yes; they pay the tuition, but isnt the semi-unique sequence of D's and
    > F's my copyright?

    Certainly you can sue the university for circumventing your resistance to reveal
    your copyrighted and well-covered skill profile. Printing and releasing it to
    third parties qualifies the university as professional class attacker, probably
    driven by monetary or political incentives. This should be enough to arrest them
    under DMCA for at least 6 months and then sending them to Russia.

  5. Re:Not really fair to disclose this information. by Herkum01 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Customer Notice! EULA!

    To all customers entering this store you have access to private corporate information regarding prices for items that available for sale in this store. Any attempt to use this information for you own benefit, by comparision shopping or purchasing of items from a competitor, or to the detriment of this store, can be used against you in court of law as a violation of "corporate trade secrets" via DMCA!

    Thank you and have a nice visit.

  6. Re:Next Headline: by JonTurner · · Score: 4, Funny

    >>isnt the semi-unique sequence of D's and F's my copyright?

    No. Unfortunately for me, I can claim prior art.