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It's probably unenforceable for individuals but, what about the guy who starts a business buying broken iPods, fixing them, and reselling them? He would definit

• martingordon 14y ago
  It would be relatively easy for companies to force Amazon Marketplace, eBay and Craig's List to take down unauthorized sales. That said, I don't think any tech company would be stupid enough to start enforcing this right. Tons of new purchases are subsidized by the sale of the previous version of that product. Game companies, on the other hand, would probably love this.
  • gergles 14y ago
    They already do on eBay - the "veRO" program gives any company that wants one an unappealable, instant takedown button for literally every auction on the site. Try reselling your weight watchers program materials on eBay and you will learn about the program very quickly.
• excuse-me 14y ago
  This is supposedly the reason Apple offer free engraving on iPods. You are less likely to sell a personalized item and it's resale value is lower - so reducing the used iPod market