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[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I’m not a lawyer but somehow “admitting you did the thing you’re being accused of, multiple times” doesn’t seem like the soundest legal strategy.

[–] MacNCheezus 31 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not a fan of Shkreli but if he bought the record he should be able to make backup copies of it, as long as they’re private

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If I’m understanding the article correctly, not making copies seems to have been a condition of the sale.

[–] MacNCheezus 19 points 5 months ago

Ok I just read it as well and apparently the problem isn’t so much that he made private copies, but rather that he live-streamed the album after having sold it, and now the new owner wants him to destroy those copies to ensure it won’t happen again.

[–] astrsk@kbin.run 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For a normal sale of property, sure. But the terms of this specific purchase included wording to not do that, allegedly.

[–] MacNCheezus 6 points 5 months ago

If I read the article correctly, the problem isn’t so much that he made copies, but rather that he live-streamed them to the public after selling the album.

If he had just kept them private, no one would have ever known, but now the new owner wants him to delete those copies to ensure he doesn’t do it again.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

“doesn’t seem like the soundest legal strategy” seems to be this guy’s whole way of life

[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Haha yeah that does seem to be the case.

[–] tordenflesk@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

This is not a man renowned for his good judgement.

On the one hand, copyright law is an illegitimate institution.

On the other hand, this schmuck deserves to suffer.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Everything about this is serious and wasting the law's time. Here's the thing. You sold your thing. It's no longer your thing to decide about.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 0 points 5 months ago

I know what I'm about to download.