First Sale Doctrine

🫧 Open on Bubbles Anyone who has worked in publishing for any time has hear the words. Lots know that the First Sale Doctrine has something to do with copyright, but many hear just words. Part of the trouble may be that it seems to me to be misnamed — shouldn’t it be the Second Sale Doctrine since it governs actions taking place after the first sale is done and dusted? The Lawtoknow website gets straight down to it: “The First Sale Doctrine is a cornerstone of American copyright law, enshrined in §109 of th