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It's really eroding the concept of ownership at this point. I think we need some type of consumer protection law that would make everything under a certain doll
by alwayslikethis 2y ago
It's really eroding the concept of ownership at this point. I think we need some type of consumer protection law that would make everything under a certain dollar value (let's say $100k) transferable without the permission of the company, such as physical goods, service accounts, and various digital products. After all, without the freedom to transact, there can't be a free market.
- toomuchtodo 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
- gruez 2y ago>The first-sale doctrine (also sometimes referred to as the "right of first sale" or the "first sale rule") is an American legal concept that limits the rights of an intellectual property owner to control resale of products embodying its intellectual property. (emphasis mine) It'd only protect you if tesla tried to sue you for copyright infringement, but not for anything else.
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- Marsymars 2y agoThe part you emphasize does not say what you're saying. It simply says that you're protected if Tesla sues you when you try to resell a Tesla, it does not limit that protection to IP-related issues. i.e. "that limits the rights of an intellectual property owner to control resale of products embodying its intellectual property" and "a seller of a good is limited in controlling resale even in non-IP-related contexts" can both be true at the same time. That being said, I don't know whether or not the wiki text is representative of the actual law.