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The failure of the courts to update first sale doctrine to the digital age is the root cause of many ills. Unfortunately, it's a tricky question, because it's
by ethbr1 3y ago
The failure of the courts to update first sale doctrine to the digital age is the root cause of many ills.
Unfortunately, it's a tricky question, because it's more akin to compelling speech when the content is served by another party at a future time.
If I get a device that uses cloud functionality... is whoever I sell that device to entitled to that functionality?
- _aavaa_ 3y agoWell the more important question is are you entitled to that functionality, or can it be taken away on a whim? But those are more "advanced" questions. We still haven't even established the fact that I should indeed own the thing I purchased (see music or movies or anything). So we have a while to go before we get to questions of transference of services.