In October 27, 2012 a student from Thailand was trying to earn extra money but instead was sued for copyright because he was selling foreign editions of textbooks online. He lost the case but later appealed to the Supreme court with many arguments like intellectual property and owners rights. I thought this case was really interesting because it relates to my experience in college because it is expensive and students would try to do anything just to get some extra money in our pockets,
The copyright case
Here's the update on the case. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the guy reselling textbooks. http://www.forbes.com/sites/garyshapiro/2013/03/20/supreme-court-gives-american-consumers-victory-over-copyright-owners-in-kirtsaeng-vs-john-wiley-sons/
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