That horse has left the barn.
You know, if Wal-Mart spent less money on lawyers, they might be able to pay their employees better.
Update: From Plagiarism Today:
A different, and perhaps even more important, question regarding this incident is whether or not Wal-Mart was wise to file such a notice. Though the original article had drawn a great deal of attention, including appearing on Digg, most people had already forgotten about it. By filing the notice, story is fresh again and is now spreading even farther.
If the goal of Wal-Mart was to bury this story and save face, they’ve failed miserably. They’ve created more publicity for it, thrown additional ill will onto the fire and made a lot of new enemies.
Though Wal-Mart is most likely within its legal rights, it was still a poor move for many other reasons.
Perhaps Wal-Mart didn’t win after all.
No, Wal-Mart didn’t win, but I can’t really call it a loser either. I think both parties came out looking pretty stupid from the whole thing. The Consumerist made a series of very public and very amateurish blunders and Wal-Mart has managed to turn a minor embarrassment into a major scandal.
I seriously doubt either side is happy with the way this turned out.