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cliche · 09-12-2008, 08:56 AM

If I buy a book or CD it appears I'm perfectly entitled to sell it on; thousands of us do it for expensive textbooks around exams so that we're not paying excessively.

A new textbook (or rather series) has come out for an exam I have in the near future. It costs £53 ($95). I'd like to buy it, but will have no use for it after the exam so would like to be able to sell it.

It's in mp3 format - downloaded from a website. No CD/other copy appears to be available.

Can I legitimately sell my copy (I'll delete it from the computer) afterwards? Would it be different if I downloaded it straight onto a DVD and sold that after?

I'm interested in the general philosophy/legality of this as well as what to do in this specific case...

09-12-2008, 08:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	Can you resell an mp3? If I buy a book or CD it appears I'm perfectly entitled to sell it on; thousands of us do it for expensive textbooks around exams so that we're not paying excessively. A new textbook (or rather series) has come out for an exam I have in the near future. It costs £53 ($95). I'd like to buy it, but will have no use for it after the exam so would like to be able to sell it. It's in mp3 format - downloaded from a website. No CD/other copy appears to be available. Can I legitimately sell my copy (I'll delete it from the computer) afterwards? Would it be different if I downloaded it straight onto a DVD and sold that after? I'm interested in the general philosophy/legality of this as well as what to do in this specific case... __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)