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Does First Sale Still Exists?

Posted by Cliff on from the eliminating-second-hand-sales dept.

3-State Bit asks: "Ah, the doctrine of First Sale. (Sources two, three, and especially, four). The last bastion of fair use. Or is it? In a highly insightful comment, user Kjella explained to me that I had been naive to think that First Sale would continue to exist in the world of DRM. (Of which I had pondered the ramifications here.) So Slashdot, where does the First Sale doctrine stand? Are libraries throughout the nation in jeopardy? Will they no longer carry digital media? Can a corporation, without any form of legal safeguard, really control whom I can sell my stuff to? It's enough to make you shudder."

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  1. *Highly* insightful? by IainHere · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The comment was not highly insightful. I just looked at it, and it is at (Score:3, Insightful).

    I think you'll find it's only moderately insightful.

  2. First Sale? No, but here is a by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    SOMEWHAT EARLY POST.

    Linux sucks. Deal with it.

  3. Go back to school please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can a corporation, without any form of legal safeguard, really control whom I can sell my stuff to?

    either
    ...who I can sell my stuff to.
    or
    ...to whom I can sell my stuff.