In 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision and sided with the defendant in John Wiley’s case against Supap Kirtsaeng, trying to block his resale inside the US of textbooks produced and sold overseas in less expensive editions. The high court agreed with Kirtsaeng that the first sale doctrine applies, even to goods produced overseas. Other content-focused industries had joined publishers in support for Wiley’s case. In the dissent, Justices Kennedy, Scalia and Ginsburg expressed concern that the Court was ignoring Congress’ intention of protecting “copyright owners against the unauthorized importation of low-priced, foreign-made copies of their copyrighted works.” Justice […]
