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RE: [dvd-discuss] Interesting 1st sale-shrinkwrap-EULA-(c) infrin gementcase
- To: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Subject: RE: [dvd-discuss] Interesting 1st sale-shrinkwrap-EULA-(c) infrin gementcase
- From: "Steve Hosgood" <steve(at)caederus.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 12:13:57 GMT
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> > >
> >
> > Because they didn't exist when the "no-rental" law was passed?
> > When was that done, anyway?
> >
> Perhaps there is no difference. I think the copyright owner can allow
> others to rent. My friend who works at blockbuster said the tapes they
> buy to rent are hundreds of dollars each (for the same movie you can buy
> for $20).
>
They are produced differently. They're on a much tougher tape base, and are
duplicated at slow speed, not the ultra fast nasty "magnetic domain transfer"
techniques used AFAIK for cheapo buy-through tapes.
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