On Monday a Federal Judge refused to shut down “used” .mp3 retailer ReDigi at the request of Capitol Records and the two parties could be heading to a trial.
ReDigi is an interesting concept where users can sell their purchased music from iTunes to other users for a discounted price, with ReDigi taking a cut. I haven’t checked out ReDigi, nor am I sure I want too, but it is a novel idea for those looking to save a few cents on their purchase of individual songs or make some quick money. One does have to wonder how well the technology actually works to prevent the original purchaser from having access to the song, especially if it has been burned to a CD already.
At issue in the case, among many other things, will be the first-sale doctrine which has been getting a lot of attention lately thanks to Redbox fighting back against movie studios looking to delay the availability of their new releases even more than is already the case. For more information on that check out an article on Techdirt by clicking HERE.
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