Originally Posted by
Habemuspapam
Not to wade in deeper, but I've never thought twice about taking reading material with me. Lounge staff have told me on more than one occasion that it is there to be taken.
Whatever the fine technicalities of it, AIUI most is given to the airline for free by the publishers and some of it (daily newspapers, for example) has a very short shelf life.
I doubt that the same can be said of a bottle of champagne and two champagne glasses.