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That's a false equivalence though - it's well understood in this case that you bought the ticket not the performance, and that the ticket expires after one use.
by danparsonson 4y ago
That's a false equivalence though - it's well understood in this case that you bought the ticket not the performance, and that the ticket expires after one use. The same is not true of buying films, as it used to be possible to keep a physical copy (e.g. DVD) that no-one could take away from you, and that was recent enough that I think most people still (reasonably IMO) expect a perpetual license when 'buying' a movie.
We had a word in the olden days for buying a limited license to watch a film - we called it "renting".
- vel0city 4y ago> buying a limited license to watch a film Buying a VHS was still a limited license. You weren't allowed to reproduce it and sell the reproductions. You weren't allowed to then operate a movie theater around your off the shelf VHS tapes. You weren't entitled to a new tape once the tape wore out.
- indymike 4y ago> Buying a VHS was still a limited license. Yes, but no one would take the physical tape away when Target or their distributor lost the right to sell the video tape.
- EMIRELADERO 4y agoThat's not a license, that's just buying a copy enshrined in a physical medium. All the restrictions you mentioned derive from copyright law itself, not a license.
- danparsonson 4y agoMissed a word, didn't I - a time limited license.