first-sale doctrine
English
Noun
first
-
sale
doctrine
(
US
,
law
)
A legal doctrine that
limits
the
rights
of a
copyright
or
trademark
owner
by allowing certain forms of
distribution
, such as enabling individuals to sell legally purchased copyrighted works to others.
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