Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:49:57 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>, <wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: [wsfa-forum] B&N & the Borders IP
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> "Mike B." <yahoo at omniphile.com> 9/27/2011 8:41 PM
>>>>
>On 9/27/2011 5:37 PM, Michael Walsh wrote:
>>> "Mike B."<yahoo at omniphile.com>  9/27/2011 4:28 PM>>>
>>> On 9/27/2011 9:23 AM, Michael Walsh wrote:
>>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/26/us-borders-
>idUSTRE78P5US20110926
>>>
>>> So the judge is ok with it, as are Borders and B&N, and
>apparently the
>>> state and federal regulators have no objections.  Seems like
>the only
>>> people not in on the decision are the people whose
>information is being
>>> sold...
>>
>> It might take sometime to hear from the 48 million Borders
>customers in that database.
>
>Right, but since when has expediency trumped ethics?
>
>Oh, yeah, I forgot...elections happen fairly regularly...

48 million Borders card holders get to vote on their fate, what could be =
more fair than that?

mjw