buying promo cd's illegal? give me a break!

[BeautifulBurnout]

The general principle is totally retarded, yes. But the reason they are suing this guy, it seems to me, is that he previously signed a consent judgment admitting that such sales constituted breach of copyright. So he is now walking about with a big circular target on his forehead if he keeps doing it.


It isn't the buying of the promo that would put someone in breach though. It's the selling of it if it is clearly marked "not for resale". But surely that can only affect the person to whom the promo was given. If they dispose of it by giving it away or throwing it in the bin, and it comes into someone else's hands without a money transaction, it is hard to see how record companies can enforce second or third-hand proprietary interests.

If I don't want my car any more and give it to you, or dump it, I can't then complain if you sell it to someone else for profit. Utterly ridiculous

If this were the case, charity shops would never be able to re-sell cds or dvds donated to them.