View Single Post
Old 12-17-2008, 03:11 PM   #88
cynoclast
Enthusiast
cynoclast began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 28
Karma: 10
Join Date: Dec 2008
Device: Nokia N810 (FBReader), iPhone 3GS (Stanza/Kindle)
Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffElkins View Post
How so? If he pays me and I then delete the book from my drive or even if I give him one I've finished reading then delete it from my drive, that's equivalent to sending him a pbook.

See First Sale Doctrine". Of course if I do so I may be violating Amazon's TOS, but that's hardly illegal.
It should be noted that illegal clauses in contracts (like a TOS or EULA) are non-enforceable.

So if it turns out that Amazon is prohibiting secondary sales, they could be in trouble (IANAL).
cynoclast is offline   Reply With Quote