First Sale Doctrine Issue in Copyright Matter

In UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto, No. 08-55998, an action for copyright infringement in violation of section 501 of the Copyright Act, which entitled copyright owners to institute an action for infringement of the exclusive right to distribute copies of the copyrighted work (specially produced phonorecords), the court affirmed summary judgment for defendants where the mailing at issue effected a sale of the promotional music discs to the recipients for purposes of the first sale doctrine.

Related Resources

  • Read the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto, No. 08-55998

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