Friday, April 1, 2005
CliffsNotes nastygrams StudiousGirls
Can you believe this? StudiousGirls founder Sean says: "I got an email this morning from the law firm that represents Nintendo. They are claiming that the member BronteBunny listing Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as her favorite study guides in her profile is an infringement on CliffsNotes' intellectual property. I enjoy a cold glass of water on a hot day. Do you think hydrogen and oxygen are going to sue me for posting that?"
Pretty ridiculous. Even though CliffsNotes holds the copyright to the
titles Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, their claim that
people can't so much as mention them on the Web is laughable. And
stifling to discourse. I mean, what if someone wanted to publish a
critique and commentary on their study guides? (Ed. note:
StudiousGirls is a sponsor of Boring Boring.) (Thanks, Sean!)
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David Pescovitz at
08:13:27 AM
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