[mythtv-users] Boxee/Hulu?

Andy Wettstein ajw1980 at gmail.com
Mon Mar 2 21:24:24 UTC 2009


On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 11:52:18AM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> On Mon, March 2, 2009 5:29 am, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> > By this logic you could arrest
> > every DVD rental customer, since they should have seen it in the
> > theater or bought the DVD.
> 
> Maybe, maybe not.  DVD rental places have to pay licensing fees for the
> DVDs they rent.  It's not like they can just buy a DVD at retail price and
> then start renting it.

There is no legal requirement to pay any license fees to rent a legally
purchased DVD.  

So, yes, anyone can buy a DVD at retail price and start renting it.
Although I would imagine, blockbuster/netflix/etc. probably do enter
into some sort of agreements with media companies.


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