The attack on our way of life continues….Libraries, GameStop's, EBay, and others may soon come under legal attack.
Some excerpts (Italicized):
Needless to say music companies are going to the mattresses on this one. They want a re-hearing and insist there is no precedent here. Only there is.
The Vernor case goes the other way. All those GameStop stores, all those eBay ads offering used software, or PCs loaded with previously-licensed software, they’re illegal.
This does not just apply to software. It also applies to music. Stores selling used CDs are just as much in violation of the music industry’s terms as GameStop.
And what about libraries? The American Library Association filed a friend of the court brief in Vernor. The court was sympathetic, but said the only recourse was to Congress.
Think Congress will take it up? I don’t either. Which means that, while the RIAA has to cut musicians in for more of the cash they bring in, they now have the right to raid your local library and blow all their digital media off the shelves.
Are libraries a right? Should libraries be free to house the materials it deems worthy? Should the copyright holders dictate what is or is not allowed in our libraries? What is the difference between a copyrighted book, movie, or music cd?
(ORIGINAL LINK) The 9th circuit gives and it takes away | ZDNet
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