[nfais-l] Supreme Court Ruling Protects Doctrine of First Sale

[jilloneill at nfais.org]

The Supreme Court handed down its decision today regarding Kirtsaeng vs. Wiley, ruling in favor of Kirtsaeng and thereby upholding protection of the existing understanding of the First Sale Doctrine.

[http://www.infodocket.com/2013/03/19/supreme-court-rules-in-kirtsaeng-v-wiley-first-sale-doctrine-applies-to-copies-of-copyrighted-work-lawfully-made-abroad/] http://www.infodocket.com/2013/03/19/supreme-court-rules-in-kirtsaeng-v-wiley-first-sale-doctrine-applies-to-copies-of-copyrighted-work-lawfully-made-abroad/
 
For historical background on the case, see:
 
Ronald Mann, Argument preview: Court tries again on copyright importation problem, SCOTUSblog (Oct. 18, 2012, 10:41 AM), [http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/10/argument-preview-court-tries-again-on-copyright-importation-problem/] http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/10/argument-preview-court-tries-again-on-copyright-importation-problem/
 
For text transcripts of oral arguments before the Court last October, [http://www.infodocket.com/2012/10/30/u-s-supreme-court-oral-arguments-kirtsaeng-v-john-wiley-sons-inc-text-transcript/] http://www.infodocket.com/2012/10/30/u-s-supreme-court-oral-arguments-kirtsaeng-v-john-wiley-sons-inc-text-transcript/
 
Business and economic arguments regarding Kirtsaeng are clearly stated in this piece at the Huffington Post
[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/30/no-matter-what-the-supreme-court-decides-textbooks-will-continue-to-be-expensive.html] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/30/no-matter-what-the-supreme-court-decides-textbooks-will-continue-to-be-expensive.html
 
 
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