Music Critics Rejoice! Appeals Court Ruling Says Promotional CDs Can Be Resold

2:59 PM PST 1/5/2011 by Glenn Peoples

A key ruling finds in favor of music journalist Troy Augusto who was sued by Universal Music Group for selling promos on eBay.

Promotional CD owners are free to thin out their collections without fear of reprisal. On Tuesday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit court held up a lower court's ruling that confirmed the right to sell promotional CDs. The case pitted the world's largest record label against a guy selling CDs on eBay.