TheBrown57 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 http://www2.wspa.com/news/2012/oct/09/your-right-resell-goods-jeopardy-ar-4717069/The court will decide whether people must obtain manufacturer approval to resell items made outside of the USAAn appellate court recently ruled in favor of a company who sued a student for buying its books in Thailand and then reselling them on eBay to American students. The student, Supap Kirtsaeng, made upwards of $1.2 million, the report says. The books were cheaper to buy in Thailand than in America. The company, John Wiley & Sons, argued Kirtsaeng infringed on its copyrighted material, and the court agreed. But Kirtsaeng's lawyers argued their client was protected under something called the first-sale doctrine, which the US Supreme Court has said gives Americans the right to resell goods. But the high court will now revisit the issue, and if it upholds the lower court's decision, it could mean people would have to get manufacturer permission to resell goods produced overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester3681 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Sounds like some bullsh*t to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 They're just angry they didn't think to put them on ebay and sell them. That could've been 1.2 million in their pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 well this would take away one of my hobbies but I don't think it will truly happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 One step closer to revolution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Well, as with others I doubt the ruling will prohibit reselling of foreign goods, but that could be a boom for the american economy if it did...only "Made in USA" stuff would be valuable in resale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 That article is very poorly researched & written. If they were selling bootleg books that the copyright holder wasn't being compensated for then yes they shouldn't be allowed to sell them just like any stolen idea or intellectual property. It sounds like the court has this right and the people that are upset about it are being led to a conclusion that is wrong by a misleading article. But who knows the article doesn't go into enough detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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