The right to sell your own stuff is in peril.... - The Orange Mane

Meck77 · 10-11-2012, 12:48 PM

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Tucked into the U.S. Supreme Court’s agenda this fall is a little-known case that could upend your ability to resell everything from your grandmother’s antique furniture to your iPhone 4.

At issue in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is the first-sale doctrine in copyright law, which allows you to buy and then sell things like electronics, books, artwork and furniture, as well as CDs and DVDs, without getting permission from the copyright holder of those products.

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A Supreme Court case could limit the resale of goods made overseas but sold in America.
Under the doctrine, which the Supreme Court has recognized since 1908, you can resell your stuff without worry because the copyright holder only had control over the first sale.

Put simply, though Apple Inc. AAPL -1.74% has the copyright on the iPhone and Mark Owen has it on the book “No Easy Day,” you can still sell your copies to whomever you please whenever you want without retribution.

That’s being challenged now for products that are made abroad, and if the Supreme Court upholds an appellate court ruling, it would mean that the copyright holders of anything you own that has been made in China, Japan or Europe, for example, would have to give you permission to sell it.

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Pony Boy · 10-11-2012, 12:57 PM

I have bigger fish to fry..........

THE FDA wants to stick it nose into the online sales of premium/traditional cigars. The Fed Bastards want to ruin everything.

As noted on the Cigar Rights of America site, "H.R. 1639 has been filed in the U.S. House of Representatives; and a companion bill, Senate Bill 1461, has been filed in the Senate. Both are filed under the banner of the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act. This bi-partisan legislation would decree that premium/traditional cigars should be off limits to FDA regulation and, 'to clarify the Food & Drug Administration's jurisdiction' in the 'sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars."

Meck77 · 10-11-2012, 01:22 PM

Everyone was asleep when the Supreme court allowed the government to take property for their own development and profit. People back then said it couldn't happen. It's been happening all over the country since 2005.

While people fight among themselves on forums like this the government is passing unbelievable legislation and Americans are losing more and more rights almost by the day.

10-11-2012, 12:48 PM	#1
Meck77 Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 16,324	The right to sell your own stuff is in peril.... CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Tucked into the U.S. Supreme Court’s agenda this fall is a little-known case that could upend your ability to resell everything from your grandmother’s antique furniture to your iPhone 4. At issue in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is the first-sale doctrine in copyright law, which allows you to buy and then sell things like electronics, books, artwork and furniture, as well as CDs and DVDs, without getting permission from the copyright holder of those products. Enlarge Image A Supreme Court case could limit the resale of goods made overseas but sold in America. Under the doctrine, which the Supreme Court has recognized since 1908, you can resell your stuff without worry because the copyright holder only had control over the first sale. Put simply, though Apple Inc. AAPL -1.74% has the copyright on the iPhone and Mark Owen has it on the book “No Easy Day,” you can still sell your copies to whomever you please whenever you want without retribution. That’s being challenged now for products that are made abroad, and if the Supreme Court upholds an appellate court ruling, it would mean that the copyright holders of anything you own that has been made in China, Japan or Europe, for example, would have to give you permission to sell it. Continued......... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/you..._story_popular

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10-11-2012, 12:57 PM	#2
Pony Boy "Whoa Nellie" Rub some dirt on it Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,379 Adopt-a-Bronco: mellon head	I have bigger fish to fry.......... THE FDA wants to stick it nose into the online sales of premium/traditional cigars. The Fed Bastards want to ruin everything. As noted on the Cigar Rights of America site, "H.R. 1639 has been filed in the U.S. House of Representatives; and a companion bill, Senate Bill 1461, has been filed in the Senate. Both are filed under the banner of the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act. This bi-partisan legislation would decree that premium/traditional cigars should be off limits to FDA regulation and, 'to clarify the Food & Drug Administration's jurisdiction' in the 'sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars."

10-11-2012, 01:22 PM	#3
Meck77 Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 16,324	Everyone was asleep when the Supreme court allowed the government to take property for their own development and profit. People back then said it couldn't happen. It's been happening all over the country since 2005. While people fight among themselves on forums like this the government is passing unbelievable legislation and Americans are losing more and more rights almost by the day.