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I remember when hackers believed in the doctrine of first sale. You can do whatever with the stuff you own.
by jeffbee 2mo ago
I remember when hackers believed in the doctrine of first sale. You can do whatever with the stuff you own.
- onion2k 2mo agoIn a strictly libertarian sense, sure. In more liberal sense, because you might be destroying something unique that later generations might actually like to see, the life rule that states "Don't be a dick" probably applies trumps even first sale doctrine.
- jeffbee 2mo agoIf there was a public interest in these books then it was already attached, and it was an outrage for the sellers to exclusively possess these books, and it was an outrage to sell them to any other private party.