Re: [dvd-discuss] More Copy Protection

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

I hadn't heard that it is not legal to rent audio CDs. Do you have a 
reference? What about attempts to stop sale of used CDs?  I can believe 
that somebody may think that they can pass a law doing both. In either 
case, it's hard to believe that there is a legal foundation for it since 
audio CDs are sold as personal property and one has a right to dispose of 
personal property as one sees fit (other than burning it to create toxic 
waste ;-)




steve bryan <steve_bryan@mac.com>
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At 1:43 pm -0400 9/27/01, Noah silva wrote:
>anyone want to invest in dr.noah's CD rental shop?

I hope that someone who knows for sure responds, but it is my 
understanding that it is not legal to rent audio CD's in the US and 
there have even been efforts to try to outlaw the selling of used 
CD's. This collection of arbitrary laws leads to some odd situations. 
For instance, I recall reading a rueful argument by Trip Hawkins (CEO 
of EA) that game console software was legal to rent without any 
special licensing arrangement with the publisher but the 
corresponding computer software for the same damn game was not legal 
to rent under similar conditions. The point that is so odd is that it 
is the same game, different object code, but still the same title. 
How could there be any moral dimension to the laws that make one 
version legally available for rent while the other is not?
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