Re: [dvd-discuss] More Copy Protection

[Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org]

Just the inconsistency of it is boggling. You can rent VHS and DVD but not 
CD....of course the reason CDs got there was they were afraid that people 
would TAPE them...now they can burn CDs of them. I guess that provision 
was merely a harbinger of what they got pushed through for DVDs.




Ole Craig <olc@cs.umass.edu>
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On 09/27/01 at 16:16, 'twas brillig and Noah silva scrobe:
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Tom wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 01:43:45PM -0400, Noah silva wrote:
> > > During my stay in Japan, I noticed the prevelence of "Tsutaya", and 
other
> > > CD rental chains.  What do you think would happen to me if I tried 
to open
> > > up a CD rental shop here?  I thought so.  Why, how is it different 
from a
> > > video rental shop. 
> > 
> > over here in germany, many video rental shops are also in the cd 
and/or
> > computer games rental business.
> > 
> > 
> > > anyone want to invest in dr.noah's CD rental shop?
> > 
> > you telling me there isn't anything like that in the US today? if so
> > then yes, you have an investor.
> 
> We have Blockbuster Video, which rents VHS tapes, DVD movies, and video
> games.  There are plenty of other video rental places.  I have never 
seen
> a CD or audio ape rental store.  I have lived in NC, PA and FL.  I
> regularly visit NY, and have also visited OH, TX, MA, CT, and other
> states.  I have never seen, or even _heard_ of a CD store here.  (or in
> Canada).  In fact, the concept never even occured to me until I started
> visiting Japan, and they are everywhere, almost as widespread as "love
> hotels".
> 
> I thought about importing the business model here several times, but I
> wonder how the wonderful record companies would react.

                 Preemptively: 17USC109(b)(1)(A). 

                 (As I see Stephen L. Johnson noted in another post.)

                 Has anyone ever challenged that provision, using perhaps 
the
FSDoctrine? 

                                 Ole
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