Using the DMCA to copyright freaking *sale pricing*

Wal-Mart and other retailers are upset that various websites have posted leaked info about their upcoming Black Friday sales. They've decided — conveniently enough — that this is a copyright violation, and they're using the freaking DMCA to shut it down. That whacky DMCA, it's the goddamned MacGuyver/Leatherman of copyright laws — endlessly versatile, endlessly adaptable, slices, dices and makes Julienne civil liberties.

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