30
06
2010
Most likely, Craig Vernor had no idea the firestorm he would create when he decided to put used copies of AutoCAD, a 3-D modeling software often used by architects, up for sale on E-Bay. He wanted to sell the $4,000 software (when new) for about $400 online. (Vernor’s actions on E-Bay are by no means the first of their kind. At present, E-Bay has 19 sub-categories of software for sale.)
Autodesk, the software’s creator and parent company, immediately demanded that the items be removed from E-Bay due to copyright infringement.
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Categories : Copyright, First Sale Doctrine, Terms of Service
8
11
2009
One clear message of intellectual property law is that mere possession, or even ownership, of a product or a copy does not vitiate the rights-owner’s interest in and right to control use or disposition of the product or copy. First sale doctrine carves out a very limited exception to this.
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Categories : First Sale Doctrine
9
01
2009
Under the “First Sale” doctrine, you can resell copyrighted material, such as books, CDs and DVDs without violating US copyright law. But what about MP3s? While copyright law appears to give you the right to resell legitimately purchased MP3s, according to a recent post on ARS Technica , it does not seem to allow you to “copy” those MP3s. So how do you sell a used MP3?
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24
12
2008
Under the “First Sale” doctrine, you can resell copyrighted material, such as books, CDs and DVDs without violating US copyright law. But what about MP3s? While copyright law appears to give you the right to resell legitimately purchased MP3s, according to a recent post on ARS Technica, it does not seem to allow you to “copy” those MP3s. So how do you sell a used MP3?
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18
12
2008
Do you “own” your software or merely license it? Can you resell your music? What if it has DRM? And do creators deserve a cut of used product sales? These and other “post-sale” questions remain murky when it comes to digital goods. Ars takes a look at the current state of the law and the market.
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Categories : Copyright, DMCA, Digital Rights Management, First Sale Doctrine
