First Sale Doctrine

London DJ Arrested for Selling Pre-release Albums on eBay

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2008 - 12:42pm.

London - In what is thought will become the first prosecution in the U.K. involving pre-release music, a London-based DJ and music critic has been arrested on suspicion of theft and money laundering in connection with his alleged selling of 150 pre-release albums on eBay, according to a statement from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a record label trade group.