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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by jjeaff on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @12:11AM (#32646551)
That's exactly what companies like RedBox do/did. They would send buyers out to Walmarts and Best buys all over the country to buy up copies.

I think they eventually stopped doing it just to appease the production companies and avoid their frivolous lawsuits.

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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by Broken_Hippo on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @03:33AM (#32647637)
I was just going to mention RedBox!

If I remember correctly, they tried to buy from the company - Disney IIRC - but they were refused sale. Instead, they simply bought retail and rented those.

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