The Supreme Court ruled that the first-sale doctrine of copyright law protects the rights of someone who buys books abroad for resale here, whether or not the publisher approves. [Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: Joe Mullin/Ars Technica, SCOTUSBlog, Margot Kaminski/Concur Op (“this is all statutory interpretation” and subject to change by Congress; conflict with existing international trade agreements), earlier here and here] More: Chris Newman.
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