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  • Digital book resales
    by Account Closed at 17:03 on 22 April 2013
    So, the US and German courts have outlawed the resale of digital books by purchasers, which is great for writers and publishers (have no idea what 'nixes' means, but I can guess):

    http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/56916-german-court-nixes-selling-used-e-books.html

    I'm not sure where the UK stands on this. Has there been a a challenge in the High Courts yet?

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    Rereading, the US decision related to digital music files as I've just spotted this:

    "It's unclear how the Bielefeld decision will affect plans for the online ReDigi store to buy and sell pre-owned digital music, which is slated to launch in the EU this summer. The company is moving forward with a used e-book marketplace in the U.S. using ReDigi 2.0."