You may have read about Princeton suing Barr Laboratories for infringing on a patent the University has on cancer drug, Alimta.We're living in a recession and people might be strapped for creativity, sure, but Barr don't seem to be the only ones drinking from the Princeton idea-fount.First up, you may have heard Yale's expanding their campus with two new residential colleges. The Yale Daily News recently released drawings of the planned residential halls, courtyards, and a dining hall. A dining hall that looks a hell of a lot like Whitman's brand new Community Hall, that is. Pictures after the jump.
Well whaddyaknow? Looks to us they're mighty similar. Let's compare:Vaulted wooden ceilings that look like the inside of a ship hull, circular antique-y chandeliers, a fireplace, small tables as opposed to typically-Gothic long ones, general rustic feeling, it's all there. I'm not saying they lifted the plans, but seriously, if it ends up being named after another e-magnate or if they start having "Hogwarts School Welcoming Feasts"... Yale, of course, sucks.Okay, maybe it's just us being protective. But... Aw, come on! Providence? Really?
See that 'P'? Look familiar? Let us refresh your memory:
Yikes. Nice going Providence; you could've at least changed the color. We probably wouldn't have noticed either (since it is arguably only a passing resemblance, and no one's got copyright to, you know, letters) if it hadn't been for this letter in response to a Wall Street Journal article covering Providence's rebranding.Well, seems like people will take everything of ours except what we want them to.