Some states in the land of the free are pushing new legislations which have the purpose to curb the sale of stolen goods but affect you, me and your local used record store more seriously. Let us take Florida as the prime example how things can get really out of control. Stores who sell used CDs have to apply for a permit. Once a customer comes in they have to take his fingerprints (!) and get a copy of one of their documents that can legally identify them.
Stores are only allowed to pay with store credit and not with cash anymore and have to hold them for 30 days before being able to resell them. I don’t think that I’m the only person who thinks this new legislation sounds ridiculous. Especially if you consider that everyone will still be able to sell used CDs on eBay and Amazon without getting fingerprinted in first place.
Utah aims for the same legislation and Rhode Island has another pending one. When will the first record store clerk land in jail for selling used legit CDs ?
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Just another hand in the Cookie Jar. The music makers are not making enough money??? They are going to go bankrupt? Not very likely.
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