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Reselling Copyrighted Goods

At a rare New York-based Congressional hearing, Wiley president and CEO Stephen Smith told members of the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, that Congress should address the fallout from a key 2013 Supreme Court decision that has hurt the company's international business.

Publishers Weekly covers the field hearing, but the implications extend to reselling ebooks and music tracks.

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