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Originally Posted by ApK
Do people buy movie tickets that only allow them (one person) in to see a movie one time?
Heck, those ticket's cost more than the DVD sometimes.
Do people buy airline tickets that only give them one flight, and are not transferable?
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Or, would you buy a DVD that didn't allow the entire family to watch at once? Even if you don't take advantage of your right to give it away, resell it, loan it, etc.
As for those airline tickets - no, people didn't used to buy non-transferable tickets. After all, airlines were selling the space in that seat for that flight - who it was, wasn't relevant. But, they then discovered the allure (and profit) of selling a single seat multiple times and sold it as "increased security". Which has morphed into today's airports, with decorated soldier/seniors practically strip searched in view of their family (while barely able to stand without a cane ... which they are able to take onboard, after the search) and everyone walking around in their socks (to emphasize your powerlessness and inferior position to the uneducated searchers who are also looking at your naked body thru the scanners -- never mind that it's a crime in most places, just for you, not them). Many of the overtly visible "security measures" at airports have zero effect (other than to line someone's pocket) and are often easily accomplished thru other means (such as decent sniffer technology you walk thru - sure, it might miss a knife, but you can kill someone with a ballpoint just as easily).