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No Post-Sale Use Control in
Copyrights
more on what copyright does not protect
Copyright
does not give copyright owners the right to control post-sale uses of a
work, unless such uses themselves violate one or more of a copyright owner's
exclusive rights, namely:
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Right to reproduce the work.
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Right to distribute copies of
the work.
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Right to perform or display
the work publicly.
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Right to prepare derivative
works based on the work.
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Right to authorize others to
do any of these.
A purchaser of a copyrighted work has the right to
use and dispose of the work (tangible article) as desired, as long as the
above exclusive rights are avoided.
A purchaser of a copyrighted work, such as a book,
a movie DVD, a painting, may:
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Read the book and read it to others in a closed
(not open to public) setting.
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Watch the DVD alone or in the company of friends,
family and neighbors.
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Look at and display the painting at home or in the
workplace.
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Take the book, DVD or painting anywhere, anytime.
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Sell the book, DVD or painting to someone else.
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Give the book, DVD or painting away.
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Destroy or throw the book, DVD or painting away.
but:
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May not make copies of the book, DVD or painting,
by any technique.
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May not distribute copies of the book, DVD or
painting, by any means (so it never should be displayed on your website).
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May not use it in a movie or TV show or theater
performance if the protected content is perceptible to the (public) audience.
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May not convert it into a different work.
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May not let someone else do any of the above with
it.
other topics -
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about
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questions, inquiries
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