> I came across this article, and thought to myself that the > whole notion about "licensing to use" vs. "buying to own" can > go completely sideways if we don't apply some real common > sense to the issue. > > http://dustinstockton.com/2012/10/is-selling-your-stuff-on-eba > y-craigslist-and-at-yard-sales-about-to-become-illegal/#more-2577
I wouldn't panic yet. This is a far more complex case than it appears and you have plenty of seasoned lawyers scratching their heads over what exactly could be decided. Not that it ever happens on the internet (!) but everyone and their brother is attaching lurid headlines and nutso claims to something that could end up being nothing. A Thai student was gray marketing books printed in Thailand back into the USA for the purposes of selling said books as a business (labelled specifically not for export and printed to different quality standards than you find here). A court found that in one case, First Sale Doctrine may not be applicable to some foreign made goods. THAT original case is worthy of lurid headlines, but its been blown out of proportion. It is anyone's guess what might happen next, but at the crux of this case as I understand it is if something that is manufactured and licensed specifically under the terms of non-export in another country, those said goods can be blocked from resale in the USA without the approval of the copyright holder. The supremes could come back with something broad and draconian, which in turn could up-end almost every aspect of trade in the USA. Or nothing could happen. Or whatever. In other words, another day in SCOTUSville. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software http://www.paradigmasoft.com Valentina SQL Server: The Ultra-fast, Royalty Free Database Server _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
