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Testing The Right To Resell Downloaded Music

Posted by timothy on from the no-eula-no-stop dept.

David Gerard writes "A man has bought a song from Apple iTunes and has put it up for sale on eBay. "I only spent $0.99 on it but I bought the song just as legally as I would a CD, so I should be able to sell it used just as legally, right?" Does the Right of First Sale still exist?" The seller says he's seeking attention, but not to himself. Rather, he calls this "an experiment in property rights in the digital age," and promises not to keep a copy once the sale is done.

3 of 802 comments (clear)

  1. Apple usage policy by peterprior · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not sure about legal rights, but I'm pretty sure the apple terms and conditions of the service would have something to say on this matter, and he would have agreed to them before being able to download the song.

  2. first bid? by Nethergoat · · Score: 1, Redundant

    hmm...seems already he's set to make at least a 2070% profit - current bid is $20.50

    I'm jealous

  3. Re:DRM Restriction by Xaoswolf · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The TOS states that the user has no comercial rights to the downloaded music.

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