Darren New wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz wrote:
>>     I don't really know. Lots of books (e.g. novels) have a notice inside
>> prohibiting the owner from reproducing, and even selling 
> 
> In the US, we have the "first sale" doctrine. It says that if I buy a
> copy of a copyrighted work, it's mine to do with as I please. Publishers
> were trying to make it illegal to sell used books here, and the courts
> said "Nope, that's not copying. The buyer owns the copy. You don't get
> to control what happens after."

	Perhaps that's why I seem to remember reading it as a kid (or in old
novels) and perhaps not these days.


-- 
"Once again, Mr. Cutlet fulfilled the sacred oath of the public
educator: To take an inherently fun activity, and sap it of every ounce
of pleasure."
		-- Kevin Arnold in "Wonder Years".


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