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ReDigi: Can the First-Sale Doctrine Ever Apply to Digital Downloads?
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in Copyrightby Rick Sanders When I first contemplated this Online Music Services Series, I decided not to discuss Apple’s iTunes Store service or similar services because (1) they weren’t new, and (2) the relevant law was pretty boring. While it’s true that the U.S. Supreme Court recently let stand a lower-court ruling that downloading songs from iTunes-like services [...]
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Wikipedia: First-sale doctrine
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in CopyrightFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first-sale doctrine is a limitation on copyright that was recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1908 (see Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus) and subsequently codified in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 109. The doctrine allows the purchaser to transfer (i.e., sell, lend or give away) a particular lawfully made copy of the copyrighted work without [...]
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First Sale Doctrine: Digital Threat or Opportunity?
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in CopyrightBy Martyn Daniels One of the drawbacks with ebooks is that there is no second hand market for them. Unlike physical books you can’t sell a book once you have read it. You can’t even put it on your bookshelf. It is doomed to sit often forgotten on some virtual bookshelf. The lack of ‘first sale [...]
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Supreme Court Asked to Review Significant First Sale Ruling
Posted on 一月 17, 2012 by adminsampsung in CopyrightBy Michael Kelley @ Library Journal Public Knowledge (PK), the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and U.S. Public Interest Research Group asked the Supreme Court today to review a lower court decision in the case John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng that could have major implications for the first sale doctrine and the ability of libraries to offer foreign-made books on their shelves. [...]
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Software Licences and the US First Sale Doctrine – Psystar judgment handed down
Posted on 十二月 19, 2011 by adminsampsung in Copyrightby Stefano Debolini Key to Apple’s surging popularity have been the ease of use of its products and software, and seamless integration between its devices and services. Arguably unique in the personal computer industry, Apple exercises strict controls over every element of its product line. This control over both the hardware and software used in its [...]
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