United States Supreme Court
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 11-697
The "first sale" doctrine, which provides that the owner of a particular copy lawfully made under the Copyright Act, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that copy, applies to copies of a copyrighted work lawfully made abroad.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/19/2013
- Published 03/19/2013
Judges
- BREYER
Court
- United States Supreme Court