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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
It's too bad really though. Being able to resell digital goods makes them more valuable in the eyes of the consumer, so a benefit to producers who want to set the price as high as they can. and it's unlikely anyone is going to bother jumping through the hoops necessary to keep a copy of a song they resell since it would have been easy enough to pirate it in the first place.
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Both of your points are excellent. I never thought about the ability to resell being potentially beneficial to producers in that thoeretically consumers might pay more for stuff they can resell. Also, you're right, if Redigi really forces one to prove ownership of mp3 files, then only non-pirates would be using the service in the first place.
My initial reaction was to agree with the decision in regards to Redigi specifically, but the more I think about it, if this is going to set a bad precedent to the effect that first sale doctrine is out the window for all digital products, then I'm not in favor if it.