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http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/if-youve-ever-sold-a-used-ipod-you-may-have-violated-copyright-law/258276/
http://ownershiprights.org/kirtsaeng-vs-wiley
http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/ViewNews.aspx?id=45093&terms=@ReutersTopicCodes+CONTAINS+%27ANV%27
I'll leave you all to do your own reading and draw your own conclusions, but in a nutshell:
When it's digital product I understand stripping the right of resale. It doesn't mean I like it, but it makes sense given that you can essentially make unlimited copies.
But when that logic jumps onto physical objects like clothing, phones, books and CDs it stops being logic. I do not have a magic replicator. I cannot clone my possessions. However, I do occasionally accumulate too many possessions and, rather than throw them out, I like to donate stuff I don't use anymore to charity, give it to friends, or even sell it. Depending on the court decision here we all might end up living in a world where the only legal thing you'll be able to do with stuff you don't want anymore is put it in the trash. Now, this would only apply to things which were made outside of the United States, but since we live in a global economy putting this into practice means that you wouldn't be able to resell anything - including cars and houses - without getting permission from people who probably have a vested interest in not giving you permission.
And just like that, libraries, Ebay, and giving away Christmas presents all may become illegal. < at least this is how I'm interpreting the potential end results. I have no legal background and, to be totally honest, I've only really been skim reading. This is why I invite you all to read and draw your own conclusions because mine may well be wrong.
Luckily I'm not American so I can still recycle if this goes through (hurrah!). Unluckily my government has a rather monkey-see, monkey-do approach to whatever America does. Also America has a tendency to try and enforce its copy-right laws across international boundaries: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2087574/Richard-ODwyer-extradition-A-naive-British-student-facing-10-years-chains.html
So, Flisters who live in the USA, if you would be kind enough to tell your government that you think this is a stupid idea I would be much obliged.
Flisters who don't live in the USA, feel free to pass the message on and to tell your own governments not to monkey-see, monkey-do if this comes to pass
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/if-youve-ever-sold-a-used-ipod-you-may-have-violated-copyright-law/258276/
http://ownershiprights.org/kirtsaeng-vs-wiley
http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/ViewNews.aspx?id=45093&terms=@ReutersTopicCodes+CONTAINS+%27ANV%27
I'll leave you all to do your own reading and draw your own conclusions, but in a nutshell:
When it's digital product I understand stripping the right of resale. It doesn't mean I like it, but it makes sense given that you can essentially make unlimited copies.
But when that logic jumps onto physical objects like clothing, phones, books and CDs it stops being logic. I do not have a magic replicator. I cannot clone my possessions. However, I do occasionally accumulate too many possessions and, rather than throw them out, I like to donate stuff I don't use anymore to charity, give it to friends, or even sell it. Depending on the court decision here we all might end up living in a world where the only legal thing you'll be able to do with stuff you don't want anymore is put it in the trash. Now, this would only apply to things which were made outside of the United States, but since we live in a global economy putting this into practice means that you wouldn't be able to resell anything - including cars and houses - without getting permission from people who probably have a vested interest in not giving you permission.
And just like that, libraries, Ebay, and giving away Christmas presents all may become illegal. < at least this is how I'm interpreting the potential end results. I have no legal background and, to be totally honest, I've only really been skim reading. This is why I invite you all to read and draw your own conclusions because mine may well be wrong.
Luckily I'm not American so I can still recycle if this goes through (hurrah!). Unluckily my government has a rather monkey-see, monkey-do approach to whatever America does. Also America has a tendency to try and enforce its copy-right laws across international boundaries: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2087574/Richard-ODwyer-extradition-A-naive-British-student-facing-10-years-chains.html
So, Flisters who live in the USA, if you would be kind enough to tell your government that you think this is a stupid idea I would be much obliged.
Flisters who don't live in the USA, feel free to pass the message on and to tell your own governments not to monkey-see, monkey-do if this comes to pass