copyright laws

[lordster]

if i were to buy and sell second hand dvd's, cd's, and computer games for my own profit, would i be breaking any laws and would i have to pay royalties to the companies that produced them in the first place.
(the laws on copyrights seem to be rather grey)

[Ethel]

Provided the goods are in their original state -no.

No royalties payable,.

[C_H_U_B_B]

If they are the originals and if they are second hand then i don't think so as the royalties have already been paid when they were bought brand new from authorised dealers.