[Rumori] Reselling Digital Music

[Pan]

It's not really an experiment though. The bidding is now over $360  
because folks are intentionally trying to up the price to make a point.  
The question is, what would happen if you posted a song for sale  
WITHOUT giving it fanfare.

Pan

On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 02:42  PM, PeterALopez wrote:

> http://george.hotelling.net/90percent/geekery/ 
> does_the_right_of_first_sale_still_exist.php
>
> I just posted an eBay auction for a song I bought from the iTunes  
> music store. It should be interesting to see how this works out. I  
> only spent $0.99 on it but I bought the song just as legally as I  
> would a CD, so I should be able to sell it used just as legally right?
>
> <cut>
>
> 1. It's true that I'm seeking attention, but not for me personally.  
> This is an experiment in property rights in the digital age, something  
> that's gotten surprisingly little attention.
> 2. I've read the iTunes agreements and found nothing denying  
> transferability. This isn't any more a commercial venture than selling  
> CDs at the local music store, I'm not incorporated or even DBA.  
> Furthermore, in case anyone thinks this is a cheap way to make a buck  
> I will be donating all proceeds to the EFF.
> 3. When the song is successfully transferred, I will not be keeping a  
> copy of the song. If I don't own it I shouldn't have a copy.
>
> from /.
> http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/09/03/ 
> 1823202.shtml?tid=103&tid=141&tid=188&tid=99
>
> fantastic.
> PeterALopez
>
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