The Supreme Court Might Stop You From Selling Some Stuff On eBay
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Supap Kirtsaeng sold the textbooks made by John Wiley & Sons Inc.'s Asian unit to subsidize his education at Cornell University and the University of Southern California, Reuters has reported.
The case turns on whether it's okay for people in the United States to sell copyrighted materials that were made abroad.
Generally, if you own a copyrighted product made in the U.S. you can do whatever you'd like with it under the so-called first-sale doctrine, according to a New York Times analysis of the John Wiley case.
When the Supreme Court hands down its decision in a few months, it will decide whether the first-sale doctrine applies to products made outside the U.S.
A group called The Owners' Rights Initative has jumped into the debate to argue for the rights of people like Kirtsaeng who want to be able to sell stuff they already own.
That group, whose members include
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