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One thing most people haven't picked up on is how the 'terms' of the first sale typically include that the textbook can't be imported into the US without prior
by lambada 14y ago
One thing most people haven't picked up on is how the 'terms' of the first sale typically include that the textbook can't be imported into the US without prior consent.
That could mean a way out without actually solving anything - ruling it an illegal importation or something similar. That would mean the problem would be when he imported the book, not when he resold it.
- csense 14y agoI believe that such sale conditions aren't binding in the US, except for software licenses. At the dawn of the recording era in the early 1900's, the music industry -- surprisingly similar to today -- tried printing on each record, "Not to be resold for less than five cents" or something similar. And this was struck down by the court system.