In light of the recent federal ruling in...
In light of the recent federal ruling in the digital music resale case Capitol Records v. ReDigi, Congress should consider how the first-sale doctrine applies to digital goods when discussing any reforms to copyright law, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation…
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Senior Analyst Daniel Castro said in a blog post this week (http://bit.ly/Zb2BTU). “If Congress does consider additional reforms to the Copyright Act, it is worth revisiting whether the technology has changed enough to warrant rethinking the First Sale doctrine for digital goods or if we are willing to accept that the First Sale doctrine is no longer feasible in a digital world,” he wrote.