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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Oh? So are you in favor of first sale rights for digital goods? In the near future most of our non-food goods are going to be digital.
Please keep in mind that if the first sale doctrine applied to digital goods and those millions of Hocking novels which were bought for one dollar are now relisted for five, undercutting the new editions by three, those who purchase the used copies would be stealing bread from the publisher's mouths so to speak. Who really did have to put some work into the new editions. The new editions have undergone a bit more editing than the originals for sure. Which leads us to another question, were we sold a bad product in the first place and should we be able to ask for a refund? Obviously the work was unfinished...
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No, they would not be stealing. The novels were
bought fair and square. Its too bad for the publishers, for not investigating enough before producing a new edition of something people can get way cheaper and still legally.
On the other hand, if the new editions are really worthwhile, I have no doubt that at least some people will prefer them, if only because they are more proverbially shinny than the old ones.
P.S: I don't have the slightest idea of what novels you are talking about, but the ideas still remain.