Can I sell a trademarked product?

The only way to legally sell items with a trademark that you do not own is to obtain a license from the trademark owner. Because the trademark owner has the exclusive right to use the trademark on his items, you must meet the requirements of the trademark owner to obtain a license to use the trademark.

How can I sell copyrighted material legally?

Fact sheet P-13: Obtaining permission. Before you can legally sell, publish or distribute someone else’s copyright work, you must obtain the permission of the copyright owner. This rule applies even if you are only using extracts or samples from the work.

Is it illegal to resell a product you have purchased?

Generally, it’s not illegal to resell an item that you have legitimately purchased. Once you have purchased something at retail it is yours to do with as you choose. Manufacturers tend to have little or no control over a product past the first customer they sell to.

What does it mean when a copyrighted work is sold?

It simply means that once a tangible copyrighted work (or something with copyright in it) is sold lawfully the first time, the original copyright owner no longer has rights over the physical item. After that, the buyer can do whatever he or she wants with it — sell it again, donate it, whatever.

Can You resell copies of copyrighted items?

The resale right applies only to the physical item sold, not copies. Most of us take resale rights for granted. But that right to resell copyrighted items had been challenged in court. The Supreme Court’s decision this week reaffirmed that owners have resale rights, as Daniel Fisher writes in Forbes:

Is it legal to sell copies of something you own?

If you really want to sell copies of something you purchase that right from the owner to do exactly that. Guess what, there are still rules to you agree on in a contract. Honestly, unless you negatively impact the owner with how you market the copies they would likely be okay with having an agreement to allow it if they can profit.