ReDigi Inc., et al. v. Capitol Records, LLC, et al.
1. Under 17 U.S.C. § 109(a), is the acknowledged owner of a particular digital phonorecord lawfully purchased via electronic distribution under 17 U.S.C. § 106(3) entitled to freely alienate that digital phonorecord electronically?
2. Consistent with the first sale and exhaustion doctrines embodied in 17 U.S.C. § 109(a), can the electronic disposition of a lawfully acquired digital phonorecord simultaneously violate the copyright owner's exclusive right of reproduction under 17 U.S.C. § 106(1) even though no additional copies or phonorecords are created?
3. If yes, is the alleged violation of the reproduction right nonetheless a fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107?
Whether lawful purchasers of iTunes music files are entitled to freely alienate those digital phonorecords under the first sale doctrine