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> Perhaps the most interesting part about all this is that there was never (to my knowledge) such a thing as a store where you could rent records, tapes, or CDs
by jxdxbx 9y ago
> Perhaps the most interesting part about all this is that there was never (to my knowledge) such a thing as a store where you could rent records, tapes, or CDs -- Blockbuster for music.
That is because it is illegal. 17 U.S.C. § 109(b).
- snark42 9y ago> That is because it is illegal. 17 U.S.C. § 109(b). It seems one could start a private non-profit library whose purpose is teaching about music history that rents CDs and promotes musical performances. I could call it "Musicbuster" perhaps. I'm assuming no one has done this because there isn't really a market for it? Or is that not a clear and easily exploited loophole in law?
- dragonwriter 9y ago> It seems one could start a private non-profit library whose purpose is teaching about music history that rents CDs and promotes musical performances. I could call it "Musicbuster" perhaps. I'm assuming no one has done this because there isn't really a market for it? Even if there is a market for it, the nature of the legal limitation to a non-profit library is that the usual capitalist incentives for serving such a market are removed.
- btian 9y agoDoes the "computer program" not include games? Because Redbox rents games