<div><a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/01/lca-releases-first-sale-fast-facts-for-libraries/">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/01/lca-releases-first-sale-fast-facts-for-libraries/</a></div><div> </div><div> </div>
<div><h1 class="entry-title">LCA Releases First Sale Fast Facts for Libraries</h1><div class="entry-meta"><span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <span class="entry-date">January 18, 2013</span> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard">Corey Williams</span> </span></div>
<div class="entry-content"><p>Have you heard of the “first sale doctrine?” You’ve likely heard (if you’re a <em>District Dispatch</em> subscriber) about the Supreme Court case <i>Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons</i>, and that it might affect library lending. However, the details of the case about a student lawfully importing textbooks into the U.S. and then selling them on eBay are seemingly complex and technical. The Library Copyright Alliance has published a one-page summary, “<a href="http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/bm~doc/lca-tp-firstsale18jan13.pdf">First Sale Fast Facts for Libraries</a>,” that provides you key information to understand the first sale doctrine and what is at stake in the <i>Kirtsaeng</i> case.</p>
<p>Additional information on the case is available at ALA’s <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/firstsale">First Sale Doctrine and Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, Inc. </a></p><p>Also, the ALA is a founding member of the <a href="http://ownersrightsinitiative.org/">Owners’ Rights Initiative</a>, a diverse coalition of businesses, associations and organizations that have joined together to protect first sale rights in the United States.</p>
<p>Corey Williams<br>Associate Director, Office of Government Relations</p></div></div><div> </div><div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br></div><div><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br>
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