Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!brl-adm!brl-smoke!brl-sem!ron From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) Newsgroups: net.rumor Subject: Re: "loaning" CDs Message-ID: <124@brl-sem.ARPA> Date: Fri, 21-Mar-86 02:51:58 EST Article-I.D.: brl-sem.124 Posted: Fri Mar 21 02:51:58 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Mar-86 03:04:05 EST References: <2c50391a.2a75@apollo.uucp> <1710@wanginst.UUCP> <1848@hammer.UUCP> <3708@utah-cs.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 25 > >In the U.S., the doctrine of first sale gives you the absolute right to > >lend, give away, rent, or sell a publication (CD, record, book, etc.), > >as long as it is not copied and is not used for a public performance > >(e.g., played on a for-profit radio station). > > > > Under the current US copyright law, "phonorecords" are treated > differently from other copyrighted materials. > The buyers has the right to lend it out (this is > specifically written into the law) provided there is no other agreement > with the sale. > Note, that the for-profit doesn't quite enter in to it. Non-profit radio stations got hit up for the ASCAP/BMI/SESAC licensing about six years or so ago. I remember the furor in Billboard. Also note that using records for background music in commercial establishments is also subject. -Ron ****** STUPID 2.10.3 INEWS WON'T LET ME POST WITHOUT THIS CRAP ****** ****** STUPID 2.10.3 INEWS WON'T LET ME POST WITHOUT THIS CRAP ****** ****** STUPID 2.10.3 INEWS WON'T LET ME POST WITHOUT THIS CRAP ****** ****** STUPID 2.10.3 INEWS WON'T LET ME POST WITHOUT THIS CRAP ****** ****** STUPID 2.10.3 INEWS WON'T LET ME POST WITHOUT THIS CRAP ****** ****** STUPID 2.10.3 INEWS WON'T LET ME POST WITHOUT THIS CRAP ******