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I don't feel like this would be a major issue in practice. People can already pirate, sneak into the theater, etc., if they want to game the system. Most peopl

I don't feel like this would be a major issue in practice. People can already pirate, sneak into the theater, etc., if they want to game the system. Most people aren't interested in routinely selling and buying their media, so I would wager that most digital copies will end up on the digital "shelf" just like physical copies do, rather than being routinely sold off.

spacebanana7 2y ago
One person could buy a million ‘new’ units of a movie and continuously rent them out (via short term repurchase agreements) on demand to make something resembling a streaming site.
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- prattmic 2y ago
  I can’t quite tell if this is satire! You may be familiar with a small startup (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix) in the business of buying a million DVDs and continuously renting them out on demand to make something resembling a video rental store.
  - xp84 2y ago
    I'm pretty sure that even video rentals were not allowed without the consent of the copyright holder. The videotapes or DVDs you could buy at retail weren't licensed for commercial use. Lending them without cost, like a library, I don't think they could stop you. But commercially renting out the physical media wasn't an automatic right, as far as I know.
- protimewaster 2y ago
  I don't see why that's an issue, either. A library can already buy multiple copies of books/ games and loan them out. It's not streaming, sure, but somebody with a little patience can avoid buying a copy by just going to the library.
  - alphan0n 2y ago
    Check out Hoopla [0] > Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card. Also, Libby [1] [0]https://www.hoopladigital.com https://www.hoopladigital.com [1]https://libbyapp.com https://libbyapp.com
eptcyka 2y ago
It would be trivial to automate the process of selling unused digital goods.

spacebanana7 2y ago

One person could buy a million ‘new’ units of a movie and continuously rent them out (via short term repurchase agreements) on demand to make something resembling a streaming site.

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prattmic 2y ago
I can’t quite tell if this is satire! You may be familiar with a small startup (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix) in the business of buying a million DVDs and continuously renting them out on demand to make something resembling a video rental store.
- xp84 2y ago
  I'm pretty sure that even video rentals were not allowed without the consent of the copyright holder. The videotapes or DVDs you could buy at retail weren't licensed for commercial use. Lending them without cost, like a library, I don't think they could stop you. But commercially renting out the physical media wasn't an automatic right, as far as I know.
protimewaster 2y ago
I don't see why that's an issue, either. A library can already buy multiple copies of books/ games and loan them out. It's not streaming, sure, but somebody with a little patience can avoid buying a copy by just going to the library.
- alphan0n 2y ago
  Check out Hoopla [0] > Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card. Also, Libby [1] [0]https://www.hoopladigital.com https://www.hoopladigital.com [1]https://libbyapp.com https://libbyapp.com

eptcyka 2y ago

It would be trivial to automate the process of selling unused digital goods.