Is It legal to resell copyrighted books?

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	Is It legal to resell copyrighted books? By Anonymous Asked Oct 29 2009 3:05AM	5 Pts Rate Question

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by downtide on Oct 29, 2009 at 3:12 am Permalink

You can re-sell an actual book that you purchased elsewhere, but you can't sell the content without it being in that book. ie you can't copy the text and re-publish it.

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by Grimm on Oct 29, 2009 at 3:10 am Permalink

I would say that as long as you didn't steal the books, then of course it's OK to sell them. People re-sell things they have purchased all the time.

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by L.Taylor on Oct 29, 2009 at 3:07 am Permalink

They do it all the time.

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Grimm Oct, 29 2009 at 03:08 AM

According to what system?
Why is not legal to resell property that you have already legally purchased in the past? Ever hear of eBay?