Monday, October 29, 2012
"Supreme Court to determine legality of reselling iphones, cars, textbooks"
Call me what you will; but, I think one has the right to resell, donate, or give away something they purchased to whomever, and it whatever manner they choose.
See what you think...
See what you think...
On the Washington Times website, Tim Devaney reports this:
"In a case that tests the boundaries of copyright law, merchants and consumers say they have the right to resell what they own, but content creators argue they should be protected from shady deals that undercut retail prices. The case, Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, calls into question the first-sale doctrine, a rule in copyright law that allows the owner of any particular product to resell it. The principle behind it is that the manufacturer controls only the original sale of each copy. But the Supreme Court is considering an exception for products made overseas. That means you could be stuck with everything from your outdated smartphone to the beat-up clunker you drive to the raggedy clothes you’ve out grown, if it’s made in China, or India, or anywhere else."
