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[–] elliot_crane 41 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 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 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 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 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] elliot_crane 2 points 3 months ago

Haha yeah that does seem to be the case.