Thread: My Prediction on the Next Domino to Fall.
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Old 05-20-2017, 06:48 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
Just curious, but has this been tested in court? I can see copyright applying, but I thought that once garbage is placed on the curb/dump, it is "public property" (from TV crime shows? So if I am at the dump, and I take some books without covers (our dump allows garbage picking), have I broken a law? When I read it? When I sell it?
I'm pretty sure it hasn't been tested in court nor is it actually illegal to sell (though if the original seller who sent in the cover sells it, it would be considered fraud), but who wants a book with no cover? It has very little resell value.
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