Re:YC’s 2016 Holiday Gift Guide
by pbhjpbhj on Monday November 28, 2016 @04:38PM
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>Places like Blockbuster or your corner video rental store bought VHS movies for around $70/ea //
Isn't that just rental prices vs consumer prices. It's a tort to by the consumer copy and rent it out so large companies could never get away with that instead they bought a more expensive copy that is basically the tape with license to rent it??
Isn't that just rental prices vs consumer prices. It's a tort to by the consumer copy and rent it out so large companies could never get away with that instead they bought a more expensive copy that is basically the tape with license to rent it??
Turns out it's more complicated than that: https://entertainment-industry.knoji.com/the-history-of-the-... & http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=692441.
Would be interested in similar info with global comparison, eg how was the situation different in UK, Germany, etc..