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January 2019 IP Update - Digital Resale: Where New Technology Stumbles Over Old Law

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A purchaser of an article of commerce expects to be able to freely sell it regardless of any intellectual property rights that it may embody. The resale of digital files, however, runs into a special barrier that ReDigi...more

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The Second Circuit Shuts Down Application of First Sale Doctrine

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In a decision issued on December 12, 2018, the Second Circuit refused to recognize application of the first sale doctrine to a service that had been established as a marketplace for resale of digital music files. Under the...more

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