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Books, video disc and other copyrighted goods
manufactured overseas can be imported and sold in the US without the permission
of the copyright owners. The Supreme Court has ruled for publishers and online
retailers such as eBay, LA times reported.
This case started when Supap Kirtsaeng, a
student from Thailand, sold low cost textbook in his native country and resold
them in the US for earning money. John Wiley & Sons, the textbook
publisher, sued him and won $600,000 from a New York jury.
But Supreme Court reversed the verdict
against Kritsaeng. The court decided the copyright owners have the protection
for the first sale, not resale copies imported. "I'm delighted the Supreme
Court has found the logic in the statute that has eluded many others," Sam
P. Israel, the attorney of Kirtsaeng said. "There is nothing inherent in
the copyright law that makes subsequent sales after a first sale illegal."
Read original article here
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-court-copyright-20130320,0,6312211.story
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