Supreme Court Case Impact on Second Hand Game Selling...

[bladerunner]

This case is not specifically about video games or software, but textbooks. Basically, publishers are looking to limit reselling of their copyrighted works (a right called "First sale" - that allows owners to resell, lend out, or give away copyrighted goods without interference.). Ebay lawyers have chimed in as this would impact the sale of everyhting from used DVDs to books and video games. Ars Technica has a good write up. This seems to tie in, at least tangentially to the push by some game studios trying to stall used game sales at Gamestop. A little FUD going on, but still unsettling:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/a-supreme-court-clash-could-change-what-ownership-means/

[Hobie-wan]

No lending huh? What would they have Libraries do? Just go away? They plan to follow people around and make sure you don't lend something to a friend? What if you lose a paperback at the airport? "Tough cookies grandma, a fine for you!"

Hooray for stupidity and not thinking things through. I'm sure this will die.