There's all kinds of exceptions and things in there, plus a copyright board that makes decisions. Notable is 29.22 Reproduction for private purposes is allowed

There's all kinds of exceptions and things in there, plus a copyright board that makes decisions. Notable is 29.22 Reproduction for private purposes is allowed if 29.22 (1) (a) the individual legally obtained the copy of the work or other subject-matter from which the reproduction is made, other than by borrowing it or renting it, and owns or is authorized to use the medium or device on which it is reproduced; So it seems that both the DVD and player must be legally owned by the person watching the movie. That means they must have the right to come in and walk away with the DVD and player at any time, just as if they had them in a data center. Seems reasonable. Just buy them back when they're done. Note that Zediva didn't do this. Their DVDs and DVD players weren't actually owned by the customers, just rented, nor were customers allowed into the data center to repossess them. The US also didn't have the same private reproduction provision as in the Canadian Copyright Act does.