Comments on: Amazon Kindle Sparks Debate on First Sale Doctrine http://iplj.net/blog/archives/182 Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal Blog Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:46:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Who Took Your E-book? | Firms USA http://iplj.net/blog/archives/182/comment-page-1#comment-59393 Who Took Your E-book? | Firms USA Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:22:31 +0000 http://iplj.net/blog/?p=182#comment-59393 [...] books printed on paper, the first-sale doctrine dictates that copyright owners control distribution of a work up until its first sale into the [...] [...] books printed on paper, the first-sale doctrine dictates that copyright owners control distribution of a work up until its first sale into the [...]

]]> By: Can ReDigi, new marketplace for ‘used’ digital music, avoid lawsuits and prosper? | LINUX REVIEW http://iplj.net/blog/archives/182/comment-page-1#comment-59205 Can ReDigi, new marketplace for ‘used’ digital music, avoid lawsuits and prosper? | LINUX REVIEW Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:26:44 +0000 http://iplj.net/blog/?p=182#comment-59205 [...] The terms of use during Amazon.com’s strain service, for instance, mention that purchasers might not redistribute or sell a calm they’re buying. But in a earthy world, a DVD or CD that we squeeze is lonesome by a “first-sale doctrine,” that allows we to sell, lend, or give a front to a crony though carrying to compensate anymore income to a copyright holder. Whether a first-sale doctrine covers digital products like songs or cinema is still an open authorised question. [...] [...] The terms of use during Amazon.com’s strain service, for instance, mention that purchasers might not redistribute or sell a calm they’re buying. But in a earthy world, a DVD or CD that we squeeze is lonesome by a “first-sale doctrine,” that allows we to sell, lend, or give a front to a crony though carrying to compensate anymore income to a copyright holder. Whether a first-sale doctrine covers digital products like songs or cinema is still an open authorised question. [...]

]]> By: Guy Montag http://iplj.net/blog/archives/182/comment-page-1#comment-58394 Guy Montag Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:55:51 +0000 http://iplj.net/blog/?p=182#comment-58394 Our group has not waited around for the same people who extended copyright to 70 years (so Mickey wouldn't enter public domain in anyone's life time) in contravention of any reasonable basis for encouraging new works and then applied it ex post facto, or crafted WIPO and are now clandestinely working on ACTA to offer anything useful to e-book users. ---------------------------------------- First Sale - Free online Kindle-Kindle conversion ALPHA TEST NOTICE Ever wanted to lend, sell or give away your e-book? Now you can! Without learning about the internals of e-book technology or the risk of installing questionable software First Sale's servers can convert Kindle books in your collection to run on any other Kindle. During ALPHA testing First Sale will only be accessible via I2P (preferred) or Tor networks. Using our servers is convenient via one of the I2P/Tor gateway in-proxies and standard web browsers. Of the two networks FS seems to operate much faster via I2P. The in-proxy URLs for FS are http://firstsale.i2p.to and http://voba3xuuqisvloqe.tor2web.com In-proxies can significantly slow access to First Sale so please be patient if you use them. Regards, The FS operators PS: Our advisers have reviewed relevant international law (especially WIPO) and concluded that due to our jurisdiction First Sale operates legally. Your mileage may vary. Our group has not waited around for the same people who extended copyright to 70 years (so Mickey wouldn’t enter public domain in anyone’s life time) in contravention of any reasonable basis for encouraging new works and then applied it ex post facto, or crafted WIPO and are now clandestinely working on ACTA to offer anything useful to e-book users.

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First Sale – Free online Kindle-Kindle conversion

ALPHA TEST NOTICE

Ever wanted to lend, sell
or give away your e-book?
Now you can!

Without learning about the internals of e-book technology or the risk of installing questionable software First Sale’s servers can convert Kindle books in your collection to run on any other Kindle.

During ALPHA testing First Sale will only be accessible via I2P (preferred) or Tor networks. Using our servers is convenient via one of the I2P/Tor gateway in-proxies and standard web browsers.

Of the two networks FS seems to operate much faster via I2P.

The in-proxy URLs for FS are http://firstsale.i2p.to and http://voba3xuuqisvloqe.tor2web.com

In-proxies can significantly slow access to First Sale so please be patient if you use them.

Regards,

The FS operators

PS: Our advisers have reviewed relevant international law (especially WIPO) and concluded that due to our jurisdiction First Sale operates legally. Your mileage may vary.

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