Here is a story from
Newsday.com which states that the OCLC is suing a hotel in NYC because they used the Dewey Decimal system to classify it's rooms.
DUBLIN, Ohio -- A global computer library service is seeking one heck of a fine against a New York City luxury hotel.
The Library Hotel, overlooking the New York Public Library, opened in August 2000 as an homage to the Dewey Decimal system of classifying books by topic.
Each floor is dedicated to one of 10 Dewey categories. The 60 rooms are named for specific topics, such as room 700.003 for performing arts, with appropriate books inside.
Trouble is, the classification system isn't in the public domain.
Perhaps the most disgusting thing about this incident is the damages requested by OCLC:
The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus on Wednesday seeks triple the hotel's profits since its opening or triple the organization's damages, whichever is greater, from hotel owner Henry Kallan.
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