How to resell iTunes tracks

George Hotelling has gone about the legally tiresome and rather acedemic process of selling on his property - a purchased iTunes track. He details the process in his blog. He had to sell his whole account to the customer, a friend, which contained a single song, for which he charged 50 cents. He'd previously attempted to sell the song via eBay, but they withdrew his auction from public viewing, claiming it violated listing policies. Apple said on Wednesday that they would be meeting to discuss the company's resale policy, expecting to make a statement later in the day. This whole saga, highlighted in a CNET news article highlights the interesting conflicts and difficulties that are looming with copyrights on the net. According to the article, the 'first sale' doctrine implies that and owner of a lawful copy of a copyrighted piece of work is allowed to sell it on without the prior permission of the copyright holder. However, this has been challenged recently by a US Copyright Office study saying that the doctrine does not apply to digital services/goods, because often these involve duplication of works, a copy is made, with the potential for the original to remain.
"It was a success," he said. "I was able to transfer the song, I documented it, and Apple even said it was probably legal. I think the biggest success was raising the issue in a lot of people's minds." "