Book at Center of Tattered Cover Fight Irrelevant to Police Case

“On behalf of his client, the lawyer representing the customer at the center of a landmark case involving Denver’s Tattered Cover Book Store and its fight to protect the privacy of customer records recently authorized Tattered Cover’s legal counsel to reveal the name of the book that had been sought by law enforcement officials for more than two years. The title, Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by Kenneth G. Henshall, had nothing to do with the case involving a methamphetamine lab. Bookstore owner Joyce Meskis, who knew the name of the book, chose to fight in court to protect the privacy of her customers’ records. “You cannot pick and choose your times [to protect purchase records],” Meskis told BTW. “[A bookstore’s] role is to protect the privacy of the customer.” (from Bookselling This Week)

April 18, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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