"We're kind of naive," she says. "That's what we learned through this whole thing. There's no warning on the book itself, but you can guarantee it will be next year."
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Harvard already has a disclaimer on its student telephone book reserving the book for "Harvard University use only."
But University Attorney Allan A. Ryan says, warning or not, the General Counsel's office may be powerless to prevent telemarketers from using the directory.
A Supreme Court decision in 1990 ruled that a telephone book was little more than a compendium of information arranged alphabetically, and so its contents could not be copyrighted.
"A good deal of the information [in the telephone book] is semi-public," Ryan says.
In addition, Ryan says his office would be hesitant to take legal action against telemarketers, saying he might not feel comfortable deciding what mail students should be allowed to receive. After all, many students might find the offers they receive in the mail quite helpful.
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