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Old 10-07-2012, 05:08 AM  
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Supreme Court considering elimination of First Sale Doctorine!

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Tucked into the U.S. Supreme Court’s busy agenda this fall is a little-known case that could upend your ability to resell everything from your grandmother’s antique furniture to your iPhone 4.
Link to Article.

This case will massively hit video stores, game stores, used book stores and eBay.

Apparently, depending on how the Supremes rule, stuff made overseas may be illegal to sell without manufacturer's permission. The movie studios fought the First Sale Doctorine back in the 1980's when home video stores first opened and have always wanted to see the doctrine eliminated in the USA as well.

This case is worth watching.

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