[78-L] Major Copyright WIN!!!

[David Lennick]

It doesn't affect the halted importation of Naxos reissues because while the 
books in question were copyrighted in the Philippines, overseas record reissues 
are based on the sound recordings being PD. However, this may affect mechanical 
royalties favorably.

dl

On 3/19/2013 3:02 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> The Supreme Court decided 6-3 to ALLOW the sale of imported goods that
> are copyrighted in the U.S.  The First Sale Doctrine was upheld even in
> the case of foreign made copyrighted goods. This concerned a kid who was
> selling textbooks in the U.S. that he had his parents send them from his
> home in the Philippians where they were priced much lower.
>
> Here's the decision:
>   http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-697_d1o2.pdf
>
> Naxos?????
>
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com