When it comes to first sale: they do have a monopoly on sales.
And I
shouldn't have to mention this point as I've already mentioned it, but it seems
I'm failing to outline the concept.
Could you sell the book you purchased
to a used book store for a profit?
Not any used book store I've seen,
they'll give you a buck or two for an $8 book if you're lucky.
The
situation we are talking about is not someone who purchased a book, read it and
is selling it as a used book. It's someone who decided to set up business by
purchasing New books and selling them under above-used market values - arguably
- cutting into the first Sale rights.
I don't dispute in the slightest
the situation you describe:
I buy a book, read it and dump it at a used book
store where they resell it.
I totally agree that is beyond the reach of
First Sale.
I also don't dispute your position that you view* the current
situation of the individual being allowed to purchase many copies of a book in
another market, ship them over and sell them in the current market for a profit.
On that point, I simply outline a reasonable alternative to such a
conclusion.
What I dispute is you presenting such a business situation as
a single individual sale position. They are not directly analogous and as a
result First Sale may impact them differently.
*: I'm drawing an
assumption here based on your response to my posts.
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