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Statute
Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 109, (Copyright Act of 1976), Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord (First Sale Doctrine)
Citation
17 U.S.C. § 109 (2007)
Summary
Section 109 of the Copyright Act, commonly referred to as the First Sale Doctrine, states that a copyright holder can control the initial distribution of a copyrighted work, but that any subsequent lawful owner of that work may dispose of it however he or she chooses.
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