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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine > After the initial transfer of ownership of a legal copy o
by ceejayoz 3mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
> After the initial transfer of ownership of a legal copy of a copyrighted work, the first-sale doctrine eliminates the copyright holder's right to control ownership of that specific copy.
- JohnFen 3mo agoHow does the first sale doctrine require these horrific companies to destroy the books? As near as I can tell, there is no legal pressure for them to do that. They're destroying them because that's how their scanning machinery works.