Dumb question... but is it legally okay to resell other's works?

Linda -

> Joke if you want. If I posted an ad on the
> forums all over the web saying I'd bought a
> copy of Marlon Sander's course (or anyone
> else's for that matter) and was selling it
> at a profit - would he be okay with that?

Gordon is talking about *trading* packages, not selling. No profit will change hands.

> Let's say I bought the package that costs
> over a grand and was selling it for $197. Is
> that okay?

It's done all the time.

> People at garage sales, etc, are selling
> their "original" copy (such as
> with any printed material)... but if the
> material is digital?

Again, the copyright law applies the same to digital infoproducts as it does to hard copy. The only thing that's different is the delivery medium.

> What's to prevent me from making a copy of a
> digital product and keeping mine?

Now *that* is in violation of copyright law and is *not* what we're discussing when we talk about trading or selling used infoproducts.

> Then I'm reproducing the work for profit.

Nope. Then you're violating copyright law.

> There is a huge difference between selling
> off an old paper book - and selling
> someone's digital product.

What *is* the difference? They're both infoproducts. The copyright law applies the same to both. The only difference is the delivery medium.

> Joke if you want to.... scoff if you want
> to... but I have a legitimate question.
> Jokes don't make it any less so.

Please don't take it personally. I won't speak for Mike but I've known him from a number of online venues for a number of years. I suspect he was merely making his point in his own way.

Rick Smith, "The Net Guerrilla"


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