No One Owns The Number ’3.95%’ (We Think)–Banxcorp v. Costco (Forbes Cross-Post)

From Technology & Marketing Law Blog: No One Owns The Number ’3.95%’ (We Think)–Banxcorp v. Costco (Forbes Cross-Post)


“Banxcorp v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 09-CV-1783 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 17, 2013). Who owns a single number, such as 3.95%? The question probably sounds crazy. Numbers are just facts, and the Supreme Court said in 1991 that facts aren’t copyrightable. So of…”