Japanese Court Okays Unrestricted Sale of Used Software

hph writes: "Kyodo News reports: The Tokyo High Court upheld a 1999 lower court ruling Tuesday that allowed a company to sell secondhand video game software without being restricted by the manufacturer's demand for copyright protection. Presiding judge Kazuaki Yamashita said in the ruling that the Tokyo-based game developer, Enix Corp., has no right to stop Josho Co. from selling its products freely, upholding a May 27 1999 ruling of the Tokyo District Court." The news article has already scrolled off that page, but if you go back a bit you'll find it. It's good to see that the First Sale doctrine is alive and well in Japan.