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Capitol Records, LLC v. Redigi Inc. – Given the recent ruling in the EU that digital downloads are resalable, I thought it might be worthwhile to revisit the Redigi suit. To refresh readers’ recollections, the Redigi suit is about whether a company can resell digital products. Redigi allows for the resale of legitimately purchased iTunes music. Capital Records sued Redigi for copyright infringement. In February of this year, the court denied Capital’s reques...