February 20, 2011 at 16:44Lawyers argue about the legality of the sale of "used MP3"
The RIAA insists that selling “used MP3s” is illegal. But this does not prevent new sites from appearing that are engaged in such a business and are confident in the legality of their activities. Another project is the ReDigi music store , which sells “used MP3s” and even deducts a percentage of the profits in favor of copyright holders.
The idea seems ridiculous to a normal person, but this idiocy perfectly illustrates the imperfection of the current system of intellectual property legislation.
The operation of such sites is based on the assumption that all MP3 files are legally acquired. When a similar Bopaboo project was opened a couple of years ago, each user signed a contract with which he assured the legal origin of his files. After that I uploaded the MP3 collection to the site and could sell an unlimited number of copies.
RIAA lawyers have been emphasizing all the time that illegal copying of an MP3 file amounts to “theft of CDs”. Like, digital files are no different from physical media. At the same time, nobody forbids selling used CDs and DVDs, so why then you can’t sell used MP3s? What, here are already digital and physical media are treated differently? It turns out that the RIAA is guided by double standards and equates different types of media with each other only when it suits them, but considers them completely different when it comes to potential lost profits.
The ReDigi music store is another challenge to the current legal system and intellectual property code. It is interesting to see how this ends.
The idea seems ridiculous to a normal person, but this idiocy perfectly illustrates the imperfection of the current system of intellectual property legislation.
The operation of such sites is based on the assumption that all MP3 files are legally acquired. When a similar Bopaboo project was opened a couple of years ago, each user signed a contract with which he assured the legal origin of his files. After that I uploaded the MP3 collection to the site and could sell an unlimited number of copies.
RIAA lawyers have been emphasizing all the time that illegal copying of an MP3 file amounts to “theft of CDs”. Like, digital files are no different from physical media. At the same time, nobody forbids selling used CDs and DVDs, so why then you can’t sell used MP3s? What, here are already digital and physical media are treated differently? It turns out that the RIAA is guided by double standards and equates different types of media with each other only when it suits them, but considers them completely different when it comes to potential lost profits.
The ReDigi music store is another challenge to the current legal system and intellectual property code. It is interesting to see how this ends.