Advanced retail prices on web
November 21, 2002 8:01 PM   Subscribe

Retailers, Web Sites spar over advance sales alerts. Some of the nation's largest retailers demand that consumer Web sites stop posting confidential information about upcoming sales. The case is raising questions about freedom of speech and the Internet. Who do you side with? I work for a retailer and have mixed opinions. (audio report from NPR.org)
posted by hockeyman (4 comments total)

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On one hand, I prefer my company to make a profit so I keep my job. On the other hand, I am a consumer and like saving money.
posted by hockeyman at 8:04 PM on November 21, 2002


Retailers using the DMCA? Strange..
For those who are audio impaired or impatient:

Retailers Invoke DMCA to Quash Web Site
For Retailers, It Could Be 'Bleak Friday'
'Prices are trade secrets' - stores unite to make DMCA look stupid
Retailers Swing DMCA To Stop "Black Friday" Sale Info
posted by abez at 8:15 PM on November 21, 2002


Also see this, from this morning.
posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 8:17 PM on November 21, 2002


Here's where the fatwallet.com fella explains why he decided to yank all the advance sales info under threat from MegaDeathStarCorp retailers. And here's the Yahoo group someone set up to get around it.
posted by sacre_bleu at 8:18 PM on November 21, 2002


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