First Sale Hearing in the Big Apple
As part of its on-going copyright review, the House IP Subcommittee held a hearing on Monday on the First Sale Doctrine. This was a “field hearing” held at the federal courthouse in Manhattan. I had...
View ArticleRosen v. eBay: The Fair Use Doctrine Effectuating First Sale Rights in the...
We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different...
View ArticleVidAngel, ReDigi, and the Sale of Digital Content
Last week saw developments in two cases involving the sale of digital content. In Disney v. VidAngel, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s preliminary injunction against VidAngel. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleRedbox, Misuse, and Theseus’s Ship
A U.S. district court in California recently issued a decision in Disney v. Redbox that solidifies the copyright misuse defense while avoiding controversy on digital first sale. Disney sells “Combo...
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