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Old 03-25-2009, 11:41 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by Jim Lester View Post
First Sale doctrine applies for something you purchase, however as been pointed out previously in this thread, you never purchase an eBook, you license it.
I posted the dets before here, perhaps in another thread. The courts have upheld that you can sell software that in the "terms" say you are licensing. So, you are transferring the license.

Of course, for ebooks this will all need to be challenged in court. And, I am sure at some point it will be. Same I assume will happen with MP3s.

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