Re:Disney loses bid to stop Redbox from selling its digital ...
by logfromblammo on Thursday February 22, 2018 @11:51AM
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They could also do a deal with Redbox to sell bulk rental-version discs at a lower price, which would not include the digital download code included with the retail copies.
But they won't, because Disney is the 800 lb. gorilla that can get whatever it wants by beating its chest and charging...
...the lobbying and litigating costs to its colossumongous IP protection budget.
Re:Disney loses bid to stop Redbox from selling its digital ...
by dtparr on Thursday February 22, 2018 @07:05PM
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Well, right, they could contract with them to mutually agree to stop by incentivizing them as you suggest, but I was talking more from a unilateral standpoint.
But they won't, because Disney is the 800 lb. gorilla that can get whatever it wants by beating its chest and charging...
...the lobbying and litigating costs to its colossumongous IP protection budget.