Throwing away a promo CD is “unauthorized distribution”?

Next time your favorite DJ tosses a promo CD from a UMG artist into the trash, he or she should be reminded that the music industry behemoth considers such disposal an “unauthorized distribution” that’s tantamount to piracy. … An EFF lawyer found this contention in UMG’s latest brief in an ongoing copyright case involving promo CDs on Ebay.

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