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> ... with a big warning not to sell outside those areas stamped on it Can they legally do that? I mean, it seems to be against the first-sale doctrine to lim
by smnrchrds 12y ago
> ... with a big warning not to sell outside those areas stamped on it
Can they legally do that? I mean, it seems to be against the first-sale doctrine to limit what retailers or subsequent buyers of the book can do with it.
- pling 12y agoI think it's mainly aimed at distributors who decide to sell affordable edition copies to the wrong markets. You can sell it quite happily second-hand. I've seen in many books here in the UK, in the front covers usually, a minimum sale price and a demand that all future sales are credited to the publisher. They can shove it of course :)
- Turing_Machine 12y agoVaries by country, I think. In the U.S. this restriction was recently slapped down by the Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Sons,_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Son....
- DanBC 12y agoTesco vs Levi is a useful case when talking about grey market imports: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1261829.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1261829.stm Supposed consumer protection laws often feel to be anti-consumer.