COPYCENSE

“Although Jose Avila has a good job as a software developer, he’s locked into two rents after moving to Arizona, and has no extra cash for an Ikea shopping spree. But Avila got creative and built an apartment full of surprisingly sturdy furniture — out of FedEx shipping boxes.

“FedEx is not amused. The shipping giant’s lawyers have sent Avila letters (.pdf) demanding he take down the site he created to document his project, invoking, among other things, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.”

Kristen Philipkoski. Furniture Causes FedEx Fits. Wired News. Aug. 11, 2005.