Forum - View topicNEWS: U.S. Judge Rules Against Digital Music Resales
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Kougeru
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They should then be forced change the label on the button you press. Instead of "Buy this song" or whatever, it should be "Rent this" or "License this".
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mgosdin
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Like most missteps of this kind it will work it's way up in the courts until it gets corrected.
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050795
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People sale used digital music? This seems a little silly to me but whatever (I mean it's not like it's that much to buy a new mp3 or anything).
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Goggen
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The real question here is; who in their right mind would want to pay money for a "used" mp3 file??
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yamiangie
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I sort of get this because it's data and there's really no such thing as "used" with bits of code. But really Amazon has looked into reselling digital media. God I really hope this gets killed in other areas because I hate their secondary market for physical stuff most of the time.
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Polycell
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yuna49
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From the article:
The definition of a "work" in US copyright law requires that it be "fixed in a medium."
The notion of whether digital files constitute "works" under the statute has arisen before. Browsers nearly always make copies of works in local storage, a process which could be viewed as infringing. That process was exempted because it was ruled as a required aspect of viewing a site. Similarly the copyright status of computer programs loaded into memory has been a subject of litigation. I, for one, think a computer file on a storage medium like a disk drive or memory card is "fixed," but the judge in this case apparently disagrees. He may simply have a rather old-fashioned view, or he might be reluctant to make new law in this area. I haven't followed the precedents in this area, nor have I read his decision, but this is a complex issue that should not be summarily dismissed as commentators on sites like this one often do. |
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RoverTX
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<rant>What a god awful ruling. It scares me that there are judges that can't seem to grasp that the internet is a real thing and the rule of law should apply equally. I mean for gods sake its like they have never used a computer.</rant>
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guildmaster
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You are licensing it, or did you not read the fine print? I'm in agreement with the judge's ruling, but i can't stand amazon or apple and their DRM BS either... |
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