Re: Down the crapper
By: Mro to Nightfox on Sun Oct 18 2015 11:58:01
>> Huh? So you're saying if you buy a movie on DVD or blu-ray, it might
>> be illegal to resell it? I don't see why that would be.. And I've
>> sold many of my blu-ray & DVD movies (on eBay, etc.) and have never
>> run into any trouble selling them.
Mr> that's what sony was trying to say years ago. it still might all be up in
Mr> the air.
Come to think of it, I do seem to remember reading that some companies were
saying that they don't like people selling used copies of movies, because they
only make money from the original sale when they are new. I think their
argument was that a sale is a sale, and they felt like they should get money
for all sales of a movie - And I could see them trying to argue that they feel
it's wrong for a store owner or private seller to profit from a sale of
something that someone else made (even though they're still losing money, since
the used sale price is almost always less than what they paid for it new).
Mr> they were also saying that you shouldnt be able to make one copy to
Mr> backup your dvd because prices were so cheap that you could buy a new
Mr> movie.
Mr> it's all open to interpretation i'm sure with all the different federal
Mr> and state and international laws bumping heads.
Mr> just do what you want!
Yep. I think fair use should allow people to make a backup copy, or to make a
copy that they can easily play on a media server, etc..
I suppose one issue that could arise is if you make a backup copy and you lose
the original or the original is destroyed, how do you prove that you legally
purchased a copy? I suppose for that situation, you'd want to save all of your
receipts..
Nightfox
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