The Court in Capitol Records v.ReDIGI held that songs bought from Apple's iTunes and similar retailers cannot be resold by the original purchaser under the first sale doctrine because the doctrine protects only the owner of a particular copy.

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The Court in Capitol Records v.ReDIGI held that songs bought from Apple's iTunes and similar retailers cannot be resold by the original purchaser under the first sale doctrine because the doctrine protects only the owner of a particular copy,and no one can own a particular copy of a digital song-all copies are indistinguishable.It was also persuaded by the fact that physical copies degrade,whereas a digital copy could last forever.

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