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Old 06-21-2022, 10:14 AM   #21
John F
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Originally Posted by Quoth View Post
You can't publicly loan, rent or show a copy of book, music, dvd etc that's legitimately bought in most countries. The rights holder can (and will) sue you (it's a civil contract violation in most countries. You need a licence from the rights holder. If it's a physical copy you can privately loan it (but not for hire) or resell it. You can't use it for public performance either without paying a licence fee in most countries.

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I'm surprised that this is how it works in most countries. I thought that most countries had libraries that loan books to the public. And I thought that things like Blockbuster, redbox, (dvd rental companies) were a global phenomena?
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