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Unfortunately, this is a US-centric concept (and since Apple licensed instead of selling music these rights have eroded away). Most countries are in a worse position; with even some countries explicity banned reselling of digital articles.

Edit: forgot the EU (which has strengthened protections for consumers), but looking at Asia (I'm looking at Singapore and Japan specifically), it's a disappointment.


Afaik in the EU you can re-sell software licenses for Windows.


But producers are not compelled to let you do so. For example, e-books with DRM are impossible to resell (without removing the DRM, of course).


Not an Apple defender, but music licensing has been around a lot longer than Apple has. https://www.flickr.com/photos/59414209@N00/5072909557/




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