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inlawrev-2255	Troxell, Gregory A.	Copyright Reform and the Author's Right To "Vend": The Case of the Unpaid Manufacturer	1977	25	.pdf	application/pdf	12143	517	59	In holding that the defendant had not infringed the plaintiffs rights, the court reasoned that the purchaser at a sheriffs sale ought to succeed to the interests of the debtor.^^ Because the purchaser claimed no rights in the patent, only in the machines, there should be no difference between a voluntary sale by the plaintiff, and an involuntary sale by the sheriff, and the purchaser would have whatever interest in the machines the debtor had had before the sale.^^ If execution and sheriffs sale are the equivalent of a voluntary sale by the rights holder, the conclusion is inescapable that other state processes, such as lien foreclosures or the resale rights of an unpaid manufacturer may just as well fulfill the requirement of a first sale by an author in copyright cases. It was so held by the Piatt & Munk court which referred to Wilder v. Kent as the sensible rule.	cache/inlawrev-2255.pdf	txt/inlawrev-2255.txt