Shalltear Bloodfallen Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 [url="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/if-youve-ever-sold-a-used-ipod-you-may-have-violated-copyright-law/258276/"]http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/if-youve-ever-sold-a-used-ipod-you-may-have-violated-copyright-law/258276/[/url] [Spoiler=My Reaction][IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/jq15hy.jpg[/IMG][/spoiler] I mean...... there's just not a word powerfull enough to describe the ammount of stupidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yes! Jon Stewart! OT: Damn Fascists can go to hell and rot! *Fires automatic weapons into the air* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I skimmed it (tl;dr), but I can tell this thing will never pass because frankly, it'd be a giant pain in the a*s for [i]everybody[/i] if one had to confirm with multiple parties about selling something. Too much time and effort that could be used on something much more worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 My biggest problem with these type of laws is the impossible levels needed enforce them. Based on the fact that the vast majority of things are made out of country I can only see the court ruling that products manufactured by American companies in overseas factories will have the first-sale doctrine apply to them. Really, it just seems like a REALLY easy loophole to take advantage of, especially since its just cheaper to make things outside of the country anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 What a wicked web we'd be tangled in. If you went down to every little item in any device just how many people would you have to tell you were selling it? and how many people would just say f it and sell without telling them. American Law does try to legislate against rather silly things. What if you're trying to sell a really old book? (or similar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Yin' timestamp='1339604351' post='5956385'] What a wicked web we'd be tangled in. If you went down to every little item in any device just how many people would you have to tell you were selling it? and how many people would just say f it and sell without telling them. American Law does try to legislate against rather silly things. What if you're trying to sell a really old book? (or similar) [/quote] Again, the biggest problem with the law isn't the impracticality of it, but the impossible levels of enforcing it. I mean, you can't look over everything on ebay, amazon, and the like and not expect to miss most of it. At that point catching a few people for a "crime" many more continue to get away with just isn't worth it imo. If the book is old enough, then it wouldn't be affected by copy right. I also don't think the company will care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sage Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Like the streaming/LP thing once put under perspective when the bills were around, this is something companies have never really cared for, and is simply complete bureaucracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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