Nguyen has her family buy and ship textbooks legally produced in Vietnam to her for resale in the United States.The U.S.owners of the copyrights on the items file a suit against Nguyen,alleging infringement.Applying a decision of the United State Supreme Court in a similar case,the court in this case is most likely to rule in favor of Nguyen on the basis that

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The first sale doctrine allows the owner of a lawfully made copy of a copyrighted work to sell or dispose of that copy without the permission of the copyright owner. In this case, Nguyen's family purchased the textbooks legally in Vietnam and shipped them to her. Therefore, the first sale doctrine applies, and Nguyen has the right to resell those books in the United States without the permission of the copyright owner.

Nguyen Has Her Family Buy and Ship Textbooks Legally Produced