Browsing articles from "January, 2012"
Jan
29
2012

Is the sale of “used” digital tracks music piracy? Capitol Records vs. ReDigi

ReDigi bills itself as the first “online marketplace for pre-owned digital music.”  Users upload their “used” digital music to the ReDigi marketplace for sale.  ReDigi then sells the “used” music for 79 cents, pays the user 10 cents, keeps 69 cents and (according to Capitol Records) pays the record companies nothing. According to the ReDigi website, ReDigi is the world’s first and only online marketplace for pre-owned digital music. Its genius is in its ability […]