Comment by SoftTalker
2 years ago
I don't understand how they're allowed to get aorund the first sale doctrine?
Once I buy a ticket, it's my property. I should be able to sell it, by any means I want, to any person I want, at any price we agree upon.
Just addressing the how: the first sale doctrine applies to copies of copyrighted works, not to tickets.
OK, but the "first sale" doctrine really just says that copyrighted works are like any other item that is bought and sold?
So I haven't read their fine print lately---is Ticketmaster is not selling you a ticket, but a non-transferrable license to attend the event?
And they do not have to sell you bulk tickets that makes scalping a viable business
They want to monopolise scalping