2026-09-13 23:51 UTC
Please show me where it says that purchasing a copyrighted work grants ownership of it.
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@tyler@programming.dev 2026-09-14 01:30
The first-sale doctrine (also sometimes referred to as the “right of first sale” or the “first sale rule”) is a legal concept that limits the rights of an intellectual property owner to control resale of products embodying its intellectual property. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine The first sale doctrine literally has NOTHING TO DO with ownership. It has to do with resale restrictions of the copyright holder. You have completely misunderstood the law and its purpose.