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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

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  • BREYER

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  • United States Supreme Court

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