Not quite accurate. If you become a distributor of content, then you fall under the rules for distributors. That's (part of) why videos typically had that "no

Not quite accurate. If you become a distributor of content, then you fall under the rules for distributors. That's (part of) why videos typically had that "not for rent" / "only for home viewing" stuff. There's a difference between you lending or renting out a dvd once, versus this being a business model. How this works out exactly in a US legal context, you ask? Well: always follow legal advice from strangers on the Internet. Also IANAL.