Intellectual Property Law

For Sale, MP3 File, Near Mint Condition

By Marty Schwimmer

Cnet.com: "Reselling MP#s: The Music Industry's New Battleground?":

A new digital music service is getting lots of attention for proposing to help consumers sell their used MP3s in much the same way people once unloaded second-hand albums.

Bopaboo has generated splashy headlines recently for coming up with what on the surface seems like a good idea. Music fans have always exercised their first-sale rights, which under copyright law, allows them to sell their unwanted CDs, tapes, and albums without permission from the copyright owner. Why can't they do the same with digital music?"

Full post as published by Trademark Blog on December 11, 2008 (boomark / email).