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cjr72 · 02-10-2012, 03:32 PM

Here's an interesting post related to the issue of reselling 'used' MP3s. According to the article when it comes to to the reselling of MP3s the recording industry is arguing that a music download is not like a purchase of a CD but is a sale of a license and thus the first sale doctrine does not apply. However, when it comes to compensating the artist the recording industry argues that a music download is like the sale of a CD which has a lower royalty rate than the sale of a license. The industry wants it both ways.

02-10-2012, 03:32 PM	#24
cjr72 Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 2900000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: A Yankee in Texas Device: Nexus 6p, Nexus 10	Here's an interesting post related to the issue of reselling 'used' MP3s. According to the article when it comes to to the reselling of MP3s the recording industry is arguing that a music download is not like a purchase of a CD but is a sale of a license and thus the first sale doctrine does not apply. However, when it comes to compensating the artist the recording industry argues that a music download is like the sale of a CD which has a lower royalty rate than the sale of a license. The industry wants it both ways.