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April 2, 2013

Judge Rules Reselling of Digital Music Is Copyright Infringement 
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In a blow to the world of music downloading, a federal judge has ruled
that the reselling of digital products constitutes copyright
infringement. The case concerned a startup named Re Digi that allowed
listeners to buy and sell used music originally purchased through i
Tunes. Re Digi said it deleted the original music file, making its
system similar to the way a used bookstore would resell books. But U.S.
District Judge Richard Sullivan sided with Capitol Records in its
lawsuit against Re Digi, ruling that the so-called first-sale doctrine
— which allows someone to resell a copyrighted book, for example
— does not apply to digital music files. Re Digi says it will
appeal the ruling.

 

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