On 5/20/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Anthony wrote:
On 5/20/07, Florence Devouard Anthere9@yahoo.com wrote:
Reselling one or two DVD would not be a big deal. However, engaging into a real reselling activity of a DVD using trademarks which you are not authorized to use for a commercial activity, is illegal.
Umm, how so? Check out eBay sometime, or half.com (have they gotten rid of that yet?). People resell DVDs using trademarks which they aren't authorized to use for a commercial activity *all the time*. Besides that, it's most certainly not illegal.
Oh? How can eBay possibly check out whether something offered for sale is pirated? What would it need to do just to check whether DRM has been disabled on a particularly? As long as they ask no questions nobody will tell them any lies. How many potential buyers are going to complain about pirate material when they could be getting a bargain? Not illegal sounds more like not real.
This doesn't have anything to do with DRM or piracy. Buying a DVD and then reselling that exact DVD is protected under the doctrine of first sale, which applies to both copyright and trademark law.
Anthony