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2013-Sep-25 10:02 am
More newer moviesI don't give to shits about originals series. for that matter I don't care about old TV shows either. To me Netflix is movies and Netflix should have been focusing it's resources beating the likes of HBO, Showtime ETC to the punch. |
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Netflix seems to have a lot of movies but won't make them available for streaming. Everything I search for says it's only available on DVD! They should make the ones they have available! |
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They would love to, problem is deals like the above prevent this from happening. |
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to ArizonaSteve
Streaming a particular movie requires permission from the content owner, which is what these deals are all about. Netflix gets into a contract with the content owner to allow them access to a catalog of content. DVD by mail is different as they are actually buying the physical copy of the movie and renting it to a customer. |
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There is a huge difference since they have to get permission to stream but you, I, our mothers or Netflix can go buy physical DVD's and rent/sell them all we want and don't need to get anyone's permission to do so. |
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Yes they do need permission to rent, it's built into the cost of the dvd they buy to rent. |
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Please dont speak of something you have no clue about.
Nobody needs to get anyone's permission to go down to Walmart and buy 5 of every movie they have and then start a rental business. They can even negotiate with Walmart to get a better price than retail and then sell them at whatever price they can make money on. The ONLY reason they enter into contracts is because they are able to get the movies cheaper up front thus they begin making money off of movies faster.
Streaming is a whole other ball of wax and does require permission as there is no physical goods exchanging hands and one file is able to serve many people. |
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Here ya go Skippy !
Copyright law at 17 U.S.C. Section 106(3) provides that the owner of a copyright has the exclusive right "to distribute copies ... of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.'
Sorry, your wrong. |
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You are ignoring 2 very important things: 1.) The above addresses the copyright holders distribution/reproduction rights and only their distribution/reproduction rights. 2.) You are ignoring the first-sale doctrine which clarifies that once you, I or a video store has lawfully obtained a copy (purchase or receive as a gift or donation) we can do what we want with it as long as we do not make copies (partial or whole, outside of the exceptions) that would violate their distribution/reproduction rights.
But look, I can cut and paste too! The first-sale doctrine creates a basic exception to the copyright holder's distribution right. Once the work is lawfully sold or even transferred gratuitously, the copyright owner's interest in the material object in which the copyrighted work is embodied is exhausted. The owner of the material object can then dispose of it as he sees fit. Thus, one who buys a copy of a book is entitled to resell it, rent it, give it away, or destroy it. However, the owner of the copy of the book will not be able to make new copies of the book because the first-sale doctrine does not limit copyright owner's reproduction right. The rationale of the doctrine is to prevent the copyright owner from restraining the free alienability of goods. |
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ok then Im guessing you have missed all the law suits over this at one point. There is licensing issues with renting , ask netflix how they deal with it. |
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