Applicability of the Copyright Law's First Sale Doctrine to Imported Goods Manufactured Abroad. : Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega S.A.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright.

Trade regulation.

Switzerland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Explains "first sale" doctrine of the Copyright Act, which entitles the owner of a particular copy of a copyrighted work to sell or otherwise dispose of possession of that copy without prior permission of the copyright holder. Assesses applicability of "first sale" doctrine to imported goods manufactured abroad, in light of upcoming Supreme Court hearing of Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega S.A., involving Costco sale of authentic Omega watches made in Switzerland.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Applicability of the Copyright Law's First Sale Doctrine to Imported Goods Manufactured Abroad

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