Supreme Court To Decide Whether Or Not You Own What You Own

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday October 9, 2012 @12:03AM from the industry-argues-"ownership"-hurts-revenues dept.

Jafafa Hots writes "The Supreme Court is set to decide, in the case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, whether or not First Sale Doctrine applies to products made with parts sourced from outside the United States. If the Supreme Court upholds an appellate ruling, it would mean that the IP holders of anything you own that has been made in China, Japan or Europe, for example, would have to give you permission to sell it. Your old used CDs, cell phone, books, or that Ford truck with foreign parts? It may not be yours to sell unless you get explicit permission and presumably pay royalties. 'It would be absurd to say anything manufactured abroad can't be bought or sold here,' said Marvin Ammori, a First Amendment lawyer and Schwartz Fellow at the New American Foundation who specializes in technology issues."

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Re:Might be incentive to buy American? by CaptSlaq · 2012-10-09 01:23 · Score: 1, Redundant

So the the best example of something wholly made 'made in America' is a weapon. Well done.
Is a bow. A bow can be used as a weapon, certainly; So can your car.
Words mean something. Most bows these days are used for sport or hunting. I don't recall a single news story where a bow was used as a weapon. More often knives (which you have in your kitchen, yes?) and firearms.