January 26, 2005

Copyright idiocy of the day

I needed to make a photocopy of my driver's license and credit card for an internet order where the shipping address was different from the billing address. My home office copy machine is sheetfed, so I need to go out to copy the little pieces of plastic.

So I called the South Congress HEB. Their photocopy machine is behind a service desk. They won't let me copy my own driver's license and credit card, because they are "copyrighted".

A slightly longer trip to Office Depot did the trick.


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WTF! Is there ANY legal basis for saying that they are copyrighted? What is an HEB?

Posted by: Joi Ito on January 26, 2005 07:45 PM

HEB is a supermarket. They offer copy and fax services.

I have no idea if there is any legal basis to it. It was faster to go to the office supply store 5 minutes further away than to walk up the management chain and troubleshoot this idiocy.

Posted by: Adina Levin on January 26, 2005 08:12 PM

HEB is a supermarket. They offer copy and fax services.

I have no idea if there is any legal basis to it. It was faster to go to the office supply store 5 minutes further away than to walk up the management chain and troubleshoot this idiocy.

Posted by: Adina Levin on January 26, 2005 08:13 PM

Hey, it's wonderful we're in the same city. Are u in UT?

Posted by: arash on January 28, 2005 05:58 PM

you know it's federal law that prohibit them from copying your driving license or credit card

Posted by: arash on January 28, 2005 06:00 PM
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