universal music group v. augusto was a federal court case filed by universal music group against troy augusto, a man who sold promotional cds on ebay. umg claimed that the cds were their property, and augusto's sales constituted copyright infringement. on january 4, 2011, the ninth circuit sided with augusto, holding that "umg's distribution of the promotional cds under the circumstances effected a sale (transfer of title) of the cds to the recipients. further sale of those copies was therefore permissible without umg's authorization."