SCOTUS Takes "Grey Market" Goods Resale Case
Bowman v. Monsanto Co. - Decided: 5/13/2013 - Patent - Holding: (9-0) Patent rights are exhausted for only original seed sold. Bowman, a farmer, purchased and planted Monsanto’s patented...more
Approximately a year ago, Judge Orinda Evans of the Federal District Court for Northern Georgia held that the electronic reserves practices of the library at Georgia State University (“GSU”) were, for the most part, fair use...more
In a 6 to 3 decision handed down on March 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court chalked up a rare victory for consumers over text book publishers, record labels, and others who sought to restrain the resale of copyrighted...more
Under the Copyright Act, copyright owners are granted the exclusive right to prevent the unauthorized sale or distribution of copies of their works to the public. The first sale doctrine creates an exception to this rule by...more
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments concerning the global reach of domestic copyright law. At issue in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is the first sale doctrine, which permits the owner of a copyrighted item to...more
April 20 (Bloomberg Law) -- This week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether discount retailers violate copyright laws by selling tens of billions of dollars in "grey market" products that were first bought...more
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