Mar
19
Great news for libraries: SCOTUS rules in favor of Kirtsaeng in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
6-3 in favor of first sale.
- Opinion (pdf full text)
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Posts tagged Kirtsaeng
Feb
28
AMAZING cartoon explanation of the Kirtsaeng case, first sale, and what it means to normal people, from @demandprogress.
Must-watch. The animation of the Wiley execs alone makes it worthwhile.
Feb
1
Owners’ Rights - The Public View
Dec
5
“The ALA believes when we buy it, we can lend it. Period.”
Corey Williams, Assoc. Director of the Office of Government Relations at the American Library Association
Oct
31
ARL Policy Notes: Justices Consider the Horribles in Kirtsaeng
On Monday the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, a case in which the key issue is the proper scope of the “first sale doctrine” in copyright law. As you probably know if you’re reading this blog, the first sale doctrine is the part of the law ordinarily…
Jul
6
Library Copyright Alliance: Kirtsaeng case threatens library lending
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus curiae brief (PDF) earlier this week with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of petitioner Supap Kirtsaeng in the case Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons. The Alliance is comprised of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).
Wiley, a publisher of textbooks, claims Kirtsaeng infringed its copyrights by re-selling cheaper foreign editions of Wiley textbooks in the U.S. that his family lawfully purchased abroad. The LCA believes an adverse decision in this case could affect libraries’ right to lend books and other materials manufactured abroad.
