Lady Florida. Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the young man who was selling textbooks he got from other countries. They said First Sale Doctrine applies. I know we had a discussion back when this first came up. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/supreme-court-backs-student-dispute-over-used-textbook-sales-1C8932489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I wonder if this has any effect on digital ebook and such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 I wonder if this has any effect on digital ebook and such? So far, no. This is just about someone buying cheaper textbooks from overseas and reselling them in the U.S. The e-book industry is still figuring out what's going to happen. They are probably where the e-music industry was 5-7 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I wonder if this has any effect on digital ebook and such? I don't think so, because you license those rather than own them. That's another can of worms. However, reselling physical books meant for other regions could have been affected... like the UK editions of Harry Potter. The implications of a different ruling would have been massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks for the link. Interesting to see how the justices aligned themselves on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Quote from another source: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a dissent joined by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and partly joined by Justice Antonin Scalia. Ginsburg argued that the majority opinion is at odds with Congress’ aim to protect copyright owners against the unauthorized importation of low-priced, foreign-Âmade copies of their copyrighted works. In this case, the companies are producing *their own* cheaper versions for the overseas market, yes? These were not knock-offs? I don't understand how this quote therefore applies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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