Comment Re:Interesting... (Score 1) 640
I'm not beyond changing my opinion, so let's review everything here.
The key point here is wether the prices they set for a sale are their own intellectual property or are open facts. I believe that since the price tags are on the shelves, they would lean more toward facts but, with a good team of lawyers and a slanted judge, BB might with such a case.
So, assuming the prices are open facts that are accessible to anyone, the case then becomes "Best Buy's Interest VS Freedom of Speech," That is an open and shut case.
Let us assume that Best But can somehow flag their prices and sale information as private property, then the issue becomes "Best Buy's Interest and Copyright VS Freedom of Speech," That is a much greyer area.
The synopsis of the entire debate is that. From here it becomes a matter of opinion as to wether Best Buy has the right to call their sale information Private Intellectual Property. I think... yes if they changed their practices in such a way that they would be hurt far far more than this little spat over a website is hurting them.
So yes, in that new light I see your point.
The key point here is wether the prices they set for a sale are their own intellectual property or are open facts. I believe that since the price tags are on the shelves, they would lean more toward facts but, with a good team of lawyers and a slanted judge, BB might with such a case.
So, assuming the prices are open facts that are accessible to anyone, the case then becomes "Best Buy's Interest VS Freedom of Speech," That is an open and shut case.
Let us assume that Best But can somehow flag their prices and sale information as private property, then the issue becomes "Best Buy's Interest and Copyright VS Freedom of Speech," That is a much greyer area.
The synopsis of the entire debate is that. From here it becomes a matter of opinion as to wether Best Buy has the right to call their sale information Private Intellectual Property. I think... yes if they changed their practices in such a way that they would be hurt far far more than this little spat over a website is hurting them.
So yes, in that new light I see your point.
